Mitarbeiter (NSDAP)

{{Italic title|reason=[[:Category:German words and phrases]]}} {{refimprove|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox military rank | name = {{lang|de|Mitarbeiter}} | native_name = Co-worker | image = Reich Mitarbeiter.svg | image_size = 80px | alt = | caption = National level collar tab | image2 = Gau-Mitarbeiter armband.svg | image_size2 = 100px | alt2 = | caption2 = Armband | image3 = | image_size3 = | alt3 = | caption3 = | country = {{flag|Nazi Germany}} | service branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the NSDAP (1920–1945).svg}} [[Nazi Party]] | abbreviation = | rank group = | rank = Political rank | NATO rank = | Non-NATO rank = | pay grade = | formation = 1933 | abolished = 1939 | higher rank = [[Stellenleiter]] | lower rank = None | equivalents = | history = {{lang|de|[[Blockleiter]]}} }}

'''{{lang|de|Mitarbeiter}}''' ({{translation|Work Colleague, co-worker}}) was a [[Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party|Nazi Party political rank]] and title which existed between 1933 and 1945. As a political rank, {{lang|de|Mitarbeiter}} was created in 1933 after the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis came to power]] in Germany. Considered the lowest political rank, {{lang|de|Mitarbeiter}} replaced the older rank of {{lang|de|[[Blockleiter]]}} and was also used as an administrative staff rank on the ''Kreis'' (County), ''Gau'' (Region), and ''Reich'' (National) Party Levels.

In 1939, the political rank of ''Mitarbeiter'' was phased out and replaced by several new paramilitary political positions. The term ''Mitarbeiter'' survived as a political title after this, and was denoted by a special armband.

==Insignia== {| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Rank !! Higher rank !! {{lang|de|Mitarbeiter}} |- | {{lang|de|Reichsleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | {{lang|de|[[Stellenleiter|Hilfs-Stellenleiter]]}} | [[File:Reich Mitarbeiter.svg|100px]] |- | {{lang|de|Gauleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | {{lang|de|Stellenleiter}} | [[File:Gau Mitarbeiter.svg|100px]] |- | {{lang|de|Kreisleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | {{lang|de|Stellenleiter}} | [[File:Kreis Mitarbeiter.svg|100px]] |- | {{lang|de|Ortsleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | {{lang|de|[[Blockleiter]]<br />Stellenleiter}} | [[File:Ort Mitarbeiter.svg|100px]] |- |}

==Sources== {{reflist}} * {{cite book |last1=Clark |first1=Jeff |title=Uniforms of the NSDAP |date=2007 |publisher=Schiffer Military History |location=Atglen, PA |isbn=978-0-7643-2579-3}}

[[Category:Nazi political ranks]]