SS and Police Leader (German: SS- und Polizeiführer) was a title for senior Nazi officials who commanded large units of the SS, of Gestapo and of the regular German police during and prior to World War II.
Three levels of subordination were established for bearers of this title:
- SS and Police Leader (German: SS- und Polizeiführer), SSPF
- Higher SS and Police Leader (German: Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer, HSSPF, HSS-PF, HSSuPF)
- Supreme SS and Police Leader (German: Höchste SS- und Polizeiführer, HöSSPF)
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