Kreisleiter
(; "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. The rank of  was originally the fourth tier in the Nazi Party hierarchy after the , , and . The fifth level beneath the  were the . Sources 
 Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing

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Nazi political ranks