Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) Collar Tab and Shoulder Board Identification Guide

NSDAP 1st Regulation Collar Tabs - 1930-1933

All were political leadership positions

Reichsorganisationsleiter Reichsinspektuer	Landesinspekteur	Gauleiter	Kreisleiter
Ortsgruppenleiter	Zellenwart	Blockwart

Reichsorganisationsleiter Reichsinspektuer Carmine Underlay	Landesinspekteur Carmine Underlay	Gauleiter Bright Red Underlay	Kreisleiter Bright Red Underlay	Ortsgruppenleiter Bright Red Underlay

NSDAP 2nd Regulation Collar Tabs - 1933-1935

Reichs level - Pink, Gau level - Red, Kreis level - Dark Brown, and Orts level - Tan

Reichsleiter Reichs level - Political position	Amtsleiter Reichs level - Administrative	Abteilungsleiter Reichs level - Administrative	Unterabteilungsleiter Reichs level - Administrative
Gauleiter Gau Level - Political position	Stellvertreter Gauleiter Gau Level - Political position	GauInspektuer Gau level - Administrative	Amtsleiter Gau level - Administrative
Abteilungsleiter Gau level - Administrative	Unterabteilungsleiter Gau level - Administrative	Kreisleiter Kreis Level - Political position	KreisAmtsleiter Kreis level - Administrative
Abteilungsleiter Kreis level - Administrative	Unterabteilungsleiter Kreis level - Administrative	Ortsgruppenleiter Orts Level - Political position	Amtsleiter Orts Level - Administrative position
Zellenleiter Orts Level - Administrative position	Blockleiter Orts Level - Administrative position

NSDAP 3rd Regulation Collar Tabs - 1936-1939

Reichs level edged Yellow, Gau level edged Burgandy, Kreis level edged Black, and Orts level edged Light Blue

Reichsleiter Reichs Level - Political position	HauptDienstLeiter Reichs Level - Administrative position	DienstLeiter Reichs Level - Administrative position	HauptAmtsleiter Reichs Level - Administrative position
Amtsleiter Reichs Level - Administrative position	HauptStellenleiter Reichs Level - Administrative position	Stellenleiter Reichs Level - Administrative position	HilfsStellenleiter Reichs Level - Administrative position
Mitarbeiter Reichs Level - Administrative position	Gauleiter Gau Level - Political position	Stellvertreter Gauleiter Gau Level - Political position	Amtsleiter Gau Level - Administrative position
HauptStellenleiter Gau Level - Administrative position	Stellenleiter Gau Level - Administrative position	Mitarbeiter Gau Level - Administrative position	Kreisleiter Kreis Level - Political position
HauptAmtsleiter Kreis Level - Administrative position	Amtsleiter Kreis Level - Administrative position	HauptStellenleiter Kreis Level - Administrative position	Stellenleiter Kreis Level - Administrative position
Mitarbeiter Kreis Level - Administrative position	Ortsgruppenleiter Orts Level - Political position	Stutzpunktleiter Orts Level - Political position	Amtsleiter Orts Level - Administrative position
HauptStellenleiter Orts Level - Administrative position	Stellenleiter Orts Level - Administrative position	Mitarbeiter Orts Level - Administrative position

NSDAP 4th Regulation Collar Tabs - 1938-1945

Two political leadership positions (all other political positions were identified by Armbands)

Reichsleiter Reichs Level	Gauleiter Gau Level	Sonderbeauftrager Reichs, Gau, and Kreis Level

Twenty eight administration positions

Reichs level Wine Red edged Yellow, Gau level Red edged Burgandy, Kreis level Black edged White, and Orts level Brown edged Light Blue

HauptBefehlsLeiter Only at the Reichs level	OberBefehlsLeiter Only at the Reichs and Gau levels	BefehlsLeiter Only at the Reichs and Gau levels	HauptDienstLeiter Only at the Reichs and Gau levels
OberDienstLeiter Only at the Reichs and Gau levels	DienstLeiter Only at the Reichs, Gau, and Kreis levels	HauptBereichsLeiter Only at the Reichs, Gau, and Kreis levels	OberBereichsLeiter Only at the Reichs, Gau, and Kreis levels
BereichsLeiter Only at the Reichs, Gau, and Kreis levels	HauptAbscnhittsLeiter Only at the Reichs, Gau, and Kreis levels	OberAbscnhittsLeiter At all levels	AbscnhittsLeiter At all levels
HauptGemeinschaftsLeiter At all levels	OberGemeinschaftsLeiter At all levels	GemeinschaftsLeiter At all levels	HauptEinsatzLeiter At all levels
OberEinsatzLeiter At all levels	EinsatzLeiter At all levels	HauptBereitschaftsLeiter At all levels	OberBereitschaftsLeiter At all levels
BereitschaftsLeiter At all levels	HauptArbeitsLeiter At all levels	OberArbeitsLeiter At all levels	ArbeitsLeiter At all levels
HauptHelfer At all levels	OberHelfer At all levels	Anwärter (party member) At all levels	Anwärter (non-party member) At all levels

Old Fighter's Chevron

Authorized for Party members who joined prior to 30 January 1933. Worn on the upper right sleeve. Typical examples shown.

SA Chevron	Former Stahlhelm members in the SA	NSKK Chevron	Marine NSKK Chevron
NSFK Chevron	SS Chevron	Police Chevron	Chevron with pip for former Police or Military serving in the SS