Reichsleiter
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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 order they would fulfill tasks in the entire area assigned to them.
The Reichsleiters formed part of the Reichsleitung of the NSDAP which had its seat at first in the so-called "brown house" in Munich
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National Socialist Yearbook:
Paramilitary
A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces....
rank
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...
, for the Nazi Party and was the highest position attainable in any Nazi-Organisation.
The Reichsleiter reported directly to 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...
, in whose order they would fulfill tasks in the entire area assigned to them.
The Reichsleiters formed part of the Reichsleitung of the NSDAP which had its seat at first in the so-called "brown house" in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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List of Reichsleiters
This is the list of Reichsleiter of the NSDAP set forth in theNational Socialist Yearbook:
- Max AmannMax AmannMax Aman was a German Nazi official with the honorary rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, politician and journalist.-Biography:Amann was born in Munich on November 24, 1891...
, Reichsleiter for the Press. - Walter BuchWalter BuchWalter Buch was a German jurist and SS-Obergruppenführer war criminal, as well as being Martin Bormann's father in law.-Life:...
, Chief of the Oberstes Parteigericht. - Martin BormannMartin BormannMartin Ludwig Bormann was a prominent Nazi official. He became head of the Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler...
, Chief of the Party Chancellery. - Philipp BouhlerPhilipp BouhlerPhilipp Bouhler was a senior Nazi Party official who was both a Reichsleiter and Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP...
, Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP. - Ricardo Walther Oscar Darré, Reichsminister
- Otto DietrichOtto DietrichDr. Otto Dietrich was an SS-Obergruppenführer, the Third Reich's Press Chief, and a confidant of Adolf Hitler.-Biography:...
, Reich Press Chief of the NSDAP. - Franz Ritter von Epp, Chief of the Kolonialpolitischen Amtes.
- Karl FiehlerKarl FiehlerKarl Fiehler was a German politician of the Nazi Party and Lord Mayor of Munich from 1933 until 1945...
, Chief of the main office for Municipal Politics. - Hans FrankHans FrankHans Michael Frank was a German lawyer who worked for the Nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s and later became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany...
, Reichminister - Dr. Wilhelm FrickWilhelm FrickWilhelm Frick was a prominent German Nazi official serving as Minister of the Interior of the Third Reich. After the end of World War II, he was tried for war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials and executed...
, Leader of the National Socialist "faction" in the Reichstag. - Dr. Paul Joseph GoebbelsJoseph GoebbelsPaul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism...
, Reich Propaganda Leader of the NSDAP. - Konstantin HierlKonstantin HierlKonstantin Hierl was a major figure in the administration of Nazi Germany. He was the head of the Reichsarbeitsdienst and an associate of Adolf Hitler before he came to power.Hierl was born in Parsberg, Bavaria...
, Leader of the Reich Labor. - Heinrich HimmlerHeinrich HimmlerHeinrich Luitpold Himmler was Reichsführer of the SS, a military commander, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. As Chief of the German Police and the Minister of the Interior from 1943, Himmler oversaw all internal and external police and security forces, including the Gestapo...
, Reichsführer-SS and Chief of the German Police. - Dr. Robert LeyRobert LeyRobert Ley was a Nazi politician and head of the German Labour Front from 1933 to 1945. He committed suicide while awaiting trial for war crimes.- Early life :...
, Reich Organization Leader of the NSDAP. - Viktor LutzeViktor LutzeViktor Lutze was the commander of the Sturmabteilung succeeding Ernst Röhm as Stabschef.-Early life:...
, Chief of Staff of the SA. - Alfred RosenbergAlfred Rosenberg' was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi Party. Rosenberg was first introduced to Adolf Hitler by Dietrich Eckart; he later held several important posts in the Nazi government...
, Representative of the Führer - Baldur von SchirachBaldur von SchirachBaldur Benedikt von Schirach was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Vienna....
, Reich Leader for the Education of Youth of the NSDAP. - Franz Xaver SchwarzFranz Xaver SchwarzFranz Xaver Schwarz was a German politician who served as Reichsschatzmeister of the Nazi Party during most of the Party's existence.-Early life:...
, Reich Treasurer of the NSDAP