"DEUTSCHE UNIFORMEN" ('German Uniforms'), a booklet with colour plates and charts of military and paramilitary uniforms and insignia of Nazi Germany, published by <i>Moritz Ruhl Verlag / Kunstverlag / Kunstanstalt</i> in Leipzig, Germany in 1937:
<ul><li><b>Uniforms and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Nazi_Party" class="extiw" title="en:Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party">rank |insignia</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" class="extiw" title="en:Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">political leaders</a> (<i><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politischer_Leiter" class="extiw" title="de:Politischer Leiter">politischer Leiter</a></i>) of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party" class="extiw" title="en:Nazi Party">Nazi Party</a> (NSDAP)</b>
<ul><li>Collar tabs, tunic collars and visor caps (<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)#Peaked_cap_(Schirmm%C3%BCtze)" class="extiw" title="en:Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945)">Schirmmütze</a></i>) were lined/trimmed with coloured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_(sewing)" class="extiw" title="en:Piping (sewing)">piping</a> (German: <i>Kragen- und Mützenpassepoil, Paspel, Paspelierung, Passepoil</i>) to denote membership in the particular Nazi Party level. The collar patch itself was also coloured according to structural level.<br></li>
<li><i>Reichsleitung</i> – National level  (German nation) ; Rank tab color: dark red; Piping: golden yellow</li>
<li><i>Gauleitung</i> – Regional level (German states and their provinces); Rank tab color: orange; Piping: dark red</li>
<li><i>Kreisleitung</i> – District level (German counties); Rank tab color: dark brown; Piping: black (later white)</li>
<li><i>Ortsgruppeleitung</i>  – Local level (German towns and cities); Rank tab color: light yellow; Piping: light blue</li></ul></li></ul><dl><dd>See photos at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/CT1W.php">"NSDAP Collar Tab and Shoulder Board Identification Guide"</a> by GermanDaggers.com.</dd></dl><ul><li><ul><li>The Supreme Party Court (<i>Oberstes Parteigericht der NSDAP</i>)</li></ul></li></ul>
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