[1] Each Reichsleiter reported directly to the Führer, Adolf Hitler.

Men of the rank Reichsleiter collectively formed part of the Reichsleitung (Reich leadership) of the NSDAP, which was originally located in the "Brown House" in Munich.

Each Reichsleiter was in charge of a broad area of responsibility in the party.

[2] Subsequently, a further 6 individuals were appointed to the rank between 1933 and 1938: von Epp, Frick, Bormann, Lutze, Hierl and Huhnlein.

[3] This is the list of men of the rank of Reichsleiter in the Nazi Party set forth in the National Socialist Yearbook:[4]