Zellenleiter

Zellenleiter (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛlənˌlaɪ̯tɐ]; "Cell Leader") was a Nazi Party political title which existed between the years of 1930 and 1945.

A Zellenleiter was higher in rank than a Blockleiter and was in charge of a "Nazi Cell", composed of eight to twelve city blocks.

It was the Stellenleiters, on the local level of the Nazi Party encompassing German towns and cities, who held the positional title of Zellenleiter, and were often referred to as such in contrast to their actual political rank.

Such persons answered to an official known as an Ortsgruppenleiter, considered the chief Nazi in a municipal region.

As defeat loomed for Nazi Germany, many Zellenleiters became associated with the Volksturm and served as ad hoc military commanders when the need arose.