, German for "Section Leader," was also a Nazi Party political rank of Nazi Germany which existed between 1939 and 1945. Divided into three levels (, , and ) the rank replaced the older rank of and was further used as a middle level administrative rank on the (County), (Region), and (National) Party Levels.
Sources Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing