''Gemeinschaftsleiter'' (Community Leader) was a Nazi Party political rank which existed between 1939 and 1945. Created primary to replace the older rank of '' Stützpunktleiter'', the rank of ''Gemeinschaftsleiter'' was often used on the local level of the Nazi Party to denote the second in command of a municipal region, answering to a regional Nazi known by the title of ''

Ortsgruppenleiter ''Ortsgruppenleiter'' (Local Group Leader) was a Nazi Party political rank and title which existed between 1930 and 1945. The term first came into being during the German elections of 1930, and was held by the head Nazi of a town or city, or in ...

''. On higher levels of the

Nazi Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...

(County, Regional, and National), the rank of ''Gemeinschaftsleiter'' was a mid-level staff position, roughly equivalent to a Captain. There were three levels of the rank: ''Gemeinschaftsleiter'', ''Obergemeinschaftsleiter'', and ''Hauptgemeinschaftsleiter''. The insignia made use of four pips with horizontal bars to denote the two higher positions. The rank was subordinate to that of '' Abschnittsleiter''.

Insignia

NSDAP-Gemeinschaftsleiter.svg, Gorget patch for ''Gemeinschaftsleiter'' NSDAP-Obergemeinschaftsleiter.svg, Gorget patch for ''Obergemeinschaftsleiter'' NSDAP-Hauptgemeinschaftsleiter.svg, Gorget patch for ''Hauptgemeinschaftsleiter''

References

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