Original Item: Only One Available. The NSDAP or Nationalsozialistische Deutsche ArbeiterPartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf AH joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921, AH was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy.

This new NSDAP structure consisted of four ascending levels of government: the Ortsgruppenleitung (Local group leadership), the Kreisleitung (District leadership), the Gauleitung (Regional District leadership), and the Reichsleitung (National leadership). Each group was distinguished by a specific color of piping on the collar tabs and visor cap. From 1936 to 1939 in this scheme, light blue was for the Ortsgruppe level, black for Kreis level, burgundy red for Gau level, and gold yellow for the Reich level. After that the Kreis level changed to white piping.

This is a fantastic matched pair (left and right) of 1939-1945 Pattern Kragenspiegelen (Collar tabs), often called "Gorget Patches". These have the correct lacquered buckram internal stiffeners, with the front covered in red plush material. They are are piped in burgundy red for the Gauleitung (Regional District Leadership), with a gold Reichsadler eagle at the top over a single rank "pip", indicating the rank of Arbeitsleiter, or Work Leader. This was a NSDAP Party political title which existed between the years of 1939 and 1945.

The tabs are in excellent condition, looking to most likely be unissued, with no signs of ever having been attached to a uniform. The right side tab even still features the original RZM tag, which is in great shape. The tag has a correct B tax code and features the RZM logo as well as the ink stamped numerical designation of the Hersteller (manufacturer) A4 / 147, along with production No. 256275.

A great set of NSDAP collar tabs, ready to add to your collection!

Arbeitsleiter, German for work leader, was also a National Socialist Party political rank which existed between 1939 and 1945. The rank was created to replace the former rank of mitarbeiter and was divided into three levels of arbeitsleiter, oberarbeitsleiter, and hauptarbeitsleiter.

The rank of arbeitsleiter encompassed a wide variety of duties and was employed mainly as a junior staff position across all levels of the party (local, county, state, and national). The rank was senior to the position of helfer.