''Bereichsleiter'' (Department Leader) was a
Nazi Party political rank which existed between the years of 1939 and 1945. The rank of ''Bereichsleiter'' was created primarily to replace the older rank of ''
Kreisleiter
(; "District
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'' (County Leader) but was also used on higher levels of the Nazi Party (Regional and National) as a senior
Chief of Staff
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position.
Those ''Bereichsleiters'' who were assigned to the position ''Kreisleiter'' were now denoted through the use of a special
political armband.
Bereichleites were often given military denotation titles in reserve regional army's under various party branches. The enlightenment was one example of a branch used, typically in dual titles between senior general staff.
Sources
* Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing
Nazi political ranks
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