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| APPENDIX | |
| Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations | |
| TERMS | |
| Aktiengesellschaft (A.G.) | Corporation |
| Allgemeine SS | General SS. |
| Aufsichtsrat * | Supervisory board (of directors). |
| Braunkohle | Brown coal (lignite). |
| Generaldirektor | Director General. |
| Gau (e) | Regional division(s) (usually the size of a province) of Nazi Party. |
| Gauleiter | Leader of a Gau. |
| Huettenwerke | Steel works. |
| Justizrat | Title of lawyers, attorneys, and notaries. |
| Kleine Kreis | Small Circle — a group of industrialists which exercised great influence over the coal, iron, and steel industries. |
| Kohlenwerke | Coal works (mines). |
| Kommanditgesellschaft (K.G.) | Company partnership in which at least one partner bears full liability and others limited liability. |
| Kommerzienrat | Commercial counselor, honorary title for industrialists and businessmen. |
| Konzern | Concern (term denotes all Flick enterprises). |
| Landrat | Highest administrative official of a county (Kreis). |
| Oberpraesident | Chief of Administration of a Prussian province; corresponds to position of Reich Governor in other German states. |
| Ortsgruppenleiter | Leader of a subdistrict of the Nazi Party. |
| Praesidium | Governing board (board of governors). |
| Prokurist | Corporation or company official with full power of attorney. |
| Referent | Supervisor of several professional officials; section chief; expert in a particular field. |
| Regierungspraesident | Highest administrative official of a state district. Each German state is subdivided into several administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke). |
| Reichsbahn | Reich railways. |
| Reichsfuehrer SS | Reich Leader SS (Himmler). |
| Reichsgesetzblatt | Reich Law Gazette, official publication of the Reich government for promulgation of all Reich laws and ordinances . |
* For a further explanation of this term see section IV A, this volume.
