Kreisleiter
Sign in to savethumb|Armbands and vehicle flags and pennants appropriate to a (1939). (; "District Leader") was a Nazi Party political rank and title which existed as a political rank between 1930 and 1945 and as a Nazi Party title from as early as 1928. The position of was first formed to provide German election district coordination and, after the Nazi assumption of power, the position became one of county municipal government, effectively replacing the traditional German government establishment.
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- Military rank.name
- Kreisleiter
- Military rank.service branch
- Nazi Party
- Military rank.rank
- Political rank
- Military rank.higher rank
- Gauleiter
- Military rank.lower rank
- Ortsgruppenleiter
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thumb|Armbands and vehicle flags and pennants appropriate to a (1939). (; "District Leader") was a Nazi Party political rank and title which existed as a political rank between 1930 and 1945 and as a Nazi Party title from as early as 1928. The position of was first formed to provide German election district coordination and, after the Nazi assumption of power, the position became one of county municipal government, effectively replacing the traditional German government establishment.
The rank of was phased out of the Nazi Party in 1939, to be replaced by one of several paramilitary political ranks. After this time, the position of was denoted by a special armband.
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