Befehlsleiter


Befehlsleiter was a Nazi Party political rank of Nazi Germany.

Ranks

A Befehlsleiter was the highest possible party political rank achievable in the NSDAP. Only Gauleiter and Reichsleiter were higher but these titles were not within the Nazi Party's regular promotional pathway because these positions were only by direct appointment from Adolf Hitler. Until 1939, Kreisleiter and Ortsgruppenleiter, were the fourth and fifth tier of the Nazi party hierarchy, but they had became titular positions at the outbreak of the Second World War.
Albert Speer, the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production, was promoted to Befehlsleiter in 1942 and Oberbefehlsleiter in 1944.

Tiers

  1. Hauptbefehlsleiter - Head Command Leader
  2. Oberbefehlsleiter - Higher Command Leader
  3. Befehlsleiter - Command Leader