{{Short description|Nazi party rank}} {{Italic title|reason=[[:Category:German words and phrases]]}} {{More footnotes needed|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox military rank | name = {{lang|de|Stellenleiter}} | native_name = Department leader | image = Reich-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg | image_size = 80px | alt = | caption = National level collar tab | image2 = | image_size2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = | 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 = 1936 | abolished = 1939 | higher rank = {{lang|de|[[Amtsleiter]]}} | lower rank = {{lang|de|[[Mitarbeiter (NSDAP)|Mitarbeiter]]}} | equivalents = | history = }}
'''{{lang|de|Stellenleiter}}''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃtɛlənˌlaɪ̯.tɐ|}}, {{translation|Department leader}}) was a [[Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party|Nazi Party political rank]] which existed between 1936 and 1939. The rank was created as a mid-level political position intended to replace the older rank of ''Zellenwart'' ("[[Clandestine cell system|cell]] guard"), also known as ''[[Zellenleiter]]''. In the early Nazi Party rank organization, the position of {{lang|de|stellenleiter}} was senior to ''[[Mitarbeiter]]'' and junior to ''[[Amtsleiter]]''.
The rank of {{lang|de|stellenleiter}} was phased out of the Nazi Party in 1939, replaced by a new series of para-military political ranks.
==Responsibilities==
On the county and town level of the Nazi Party, the {{lang|de|stellenleiter}} typically served in the positional role of ''Zellenleiter'' and was often referred to as such in contrast to their actual political rank. On higher levels of the Nazi party (County, Region, and National level), {{lang|de|stellenleiter}} was an administrative staff officer type position.
==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 group !!{{lang|de|Hauptstellenleiter}} !! {{lang|de|Stellenleiter}} !! {{lang|de|Hilfsstellenleiter}} |- | {{lang|de|Reichsleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | [[File:Reich-Haupt-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] | [[File:Reich-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] | [[File:Reich-HilfsStellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] |- | {{lang|de|Gauleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | [[File:Gau-Haupt-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] | [[File:Gau-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] | rowspan=3| None |- | {{lang|de|Kreisleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | [[File:Kreis-Haupt-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] | [[File:Kreis-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] |- | {{lang|de|Ortsleitung}}{{sfn|Clark|2007|p=14}} | [[File:Ort-Haupt-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] | [[File:Ort-Stellenleiter collar tabs.svg|50px]] |- |}
==References== {{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}}
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