''Bereitschaftsleiter'' (Readiness Leader) was a Nazi Party political rank which existed between 1939 and 1945. There were three levels of the rank, known as ''Bereitschaftsleiter'', ''Oberbereitschaftsleiter'', and ''Hauptbereitschaftsleiter''. The rank was created to replace the older rank of ''

Stellenleiter ''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'' ("cell guard"), also known as ...

'', itself a replacement of the even old rank of ''Zellenwart''. Those holding the rank of ''Bereitschaftsleiter'' were most often assigned to the position of ''

Zellenleiter ''Zellenleiter'' (; "Cell Leader") was a Nazi Party political title which existed between the years of 1930 and 1945. A ''Zellenleiter'' was higher in rank than a ''Blockleiter'' and was in charge of a " Nazi Cell", composed of eight to twelve ...

'' on the local level of the Nazi Party. In the higher Party levels (County, Region, and National), the rank of ''Bereitschaftsleiter'' was used as a low level staff or clerical position.

Insignia

NSDAP-Bereitschaftsleiter.svg, Gorget patch for ''Bereitschaftsleiter''
Wehrmacht equivalent: ''Feldwebel'' (OR-6)The abbreviation "OR" stands for ''"Other Rank, officers excepted / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"''''Records Integration Title Book.'' CIA: Approved for release 1999/08/24.
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Party position: ''Cell Operations Foreman, Block Leader'' Robert Ley, ''Organisationsbuch der NSDAP'', Berlin: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1943, pp. 99–142. NSDAP-Oberbereitschaftsleiter.svg, Gorget patch for ''Ober-
Bereitschaftsleiter''
Wehrmacht equivalent: ''Oberfeldwebel'' (OR-7)
Party position: ''Cell Operations Foreman, Block Leader'' NSDAP-Hauptbereitschaftsleiter.svg, Gorget patch for ''Haupt-
Bereitschaftsleiter''
Wehrmacht equivalent: ''Stabsfeldwebel'' (OR-8)
Party position: ''Cell Operations Foreman, Block Leader, Cell Leader''

References

Literature

* Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Nazi political ranks {{nazi-stub