A Gauleiter (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʊlaɪtɐ] ) was a regional leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) who served as the head of a Gau or Reichsgau. Gauleiter was the third-highest rank in the Nazi political leadership, subordinate only to Reichsleiter and to the Führer himself. The position was effectively abolished with the fall of the Nazi regime on 8 May 1945.
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Early Nazi Party rank insignia (1930)
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Original Caption: 50 Geburtstag am 1. Oktober 1940. Translation: 50th Birthday on 1 October 1940.
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Early Nazi Party rank insignia (1930)
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Drawings of Nazi Party rank insignia
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Kfz.-Dienststellungszeichen NSDAP-Gauleiter, Deutsches Reich 1939-1945
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Organisationsschema 1937
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Albert-Halle concert hall in Kristallpalast-Varieté. Participants of the fair during the speech of A...