RLB-Präsident, also known as Reichsluftschutzbund Präsident or Präsident der RLB, was a Nazi paramilitary rank

Nazi party paramilitary ranks

Nazi party paramilitary ranks were pseudo-military titles which were used by the National Socialist German Workers Party between the years of 1920 and 1945...

 which was held by the supreme commander of the Reichsluftschutzbund

Reichsluftschutzbund

The Reichsluftschutzbund was a paramilitary organization of Nazi Germany founded in the 1933 as a branch of the German Aviation Ministry. The group's first function was to serve as Air Defense Crews during a period when Germany was forbidden an Air Force by the Treaty of Versailles...

. The position of RLB-Präsident was the highest rank of the Reichsluftschutzbund

Ranks and insignia of the Reichsluftschutzbund

Ranks and insignia of Reichsluftschutzbund were paramilitary titles adopted by the Reichsluftschutzbund for wear on the paramiliary uniforms of the RLB....

 and was also considered a senior ministerial position within the Aviation Ministry of the Nazi Germany government.

The insignia for RLB-Präsident consisted of a white gold trimmed collar patch with three embroidered eagle

Eagle

Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...

s. A thick gold shoulder board was also worn.

RLB-Präsident

General der Flakartillerie Ludwig von Schröder (30 May 1939-30 May 1941)