''Stellenleiter'' (, "Area Leader") was a Nazi Party political rank which existed between 1933 and 1938. The rank was created as a mid-level political position intended to replace the older rank of ''Zellenwart'' ("

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''. In the early Nazi Party rank organization, the position of ''Stellenleiter'' was senior to '' Mitarbeiter'' and junior to '' Amtsleiter''. The rank of ''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 ''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), Stellenleiter was an administrative staff officer type position.

Insignia

There were two primary levels of the rank, these being ''Stellenleiter'' and ''Hauptstellenleiter'' ("senior area leader"), indicated by a "L" shaped collar tab device worn on the brown Nazi Party shirt. On the National Party Level (''Reichsleitung'') an additional rank of ''Hilfs-Stellenleiter'' ("Assistant Area Leader") existed, with the national rank of ''Hauptstellenleiter'' denoted by Red Army-style collar tabs.

References

* Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing {{Nazi Germany Paramilitary Ranks Nazi political ranks