Befehlsleiter
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Befehlsleiter was a Nazi Party political rank
of Nazi Germany
which existed between 1939 and 1945. Divided into three levels (Befehlsleiter, Oberbefehlsleiter, and Hauptbefehlsleiter) the rank was the highest possible paramilitary political rank, except for that of Gauleiter
and Reichsleiter
which were outside the regular promotion tier and available only by direct appointment from Adolf Hitler
.
Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party
Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party were paramilitary titles used by the National Socialist German Workers Party between approximately 1928 and the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945...
of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
which existed between 1939 and 1945. Divided into three levels (Befehlsleiter, Oberbefehlsleiter, and Hauptbefehlsleiter) the rank was the highest possible paramilitary political rank, except for that of Gauleiter
Gauleiter
A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP or the head of a Gau or of a Reichsgau.-Creation and Early Usage:...
and Reichsleiter
Reichsleiter
Reichsleiter , was the second highest political rank of the NSDAP next only to the office of Führer. Reichsleiter also served as a paramilitary rank, for the Nazi Party and was the highest position attainable in any Nazi-Organisation.The Reichsleiter reported directly to Adolf Hitler, in whose...
which were outside the regular promotion tier and available only by direct appointment from Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
.
Source
- Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing