NSDAP Supreme Department Leader armband

[Wilhelm Saris]

The white arrow should be upside down, above this is written "oben", which means above.
THere are no numbers!

[HPL2008]

Found this NSDAP Supreme Department Leader armband.

This is not a Supreme Department armband, but rather a Kreisleitung -which is for a District Level. The White Piping indicates it belonged to a Department Leader.

Let's get it all sorted out:

The colored edge piping identifed the level of appointment: Blue for Ortsgruppen-, white (as seen here) for Kreisleitung-, red for Gauleitung- and yellow for Reichsleitung level.

A complex system of golden stripes, oak leaves, pipings and pips identified the actual duty position. In this case, it is Leiter eines Hauptamtes, which translates as "head of a main office" (although it is really preferrable to stick with the original German terms, as many don't translate well).

Not all duty positions existed on all levels; this one, for example, was used from the Kreis level upwards.

[Wilhelm Saris]

HPL2008 is quite correct: it is a complex system as the armbands, known as Dienststellungsabzeichen,
goes along with the Dienstrangabzeichen (colar patches). Here is the list of armbands for KREISLEITUNG
as according order 27/39 and published for many districts as Rundschreiben Nr. 14 from July 18, 1939.
It goes along with the ranking system as enclosed (in color).

[JMM]

Very nice armband