The mark of a socalled true patriot, the golden party badge of the nsdap distinguished the wearer as a pioneer of the national socialist german workers party, the nazi party. Original wwii german day badge tinnie brought home by a u. History summary this nsdap nazi party members badge was obtained from a deceased german officer by hans erik ehnhuus, a dane who served with the 3rd royal tank regiment in north west germany in 1945 as an intelligence officer. The golden party badge of the nsdap collecting history. We carry high quality german militaria, for reenactors, collectors, historians and entertainment industry for the preservation of history. Special edition,printed by the central publishing house of nsdap franz eher verlag,munich. Our inventory has been utilized by television, movie studios and theaters. The golden party badge of the nsdap was authorized by a hitler decree of october, 1933 to honor those party members who, as of november 9, 1933, had a registered membership number under 100,000 provided their party membership had been active and uninterrupted since the nsdaps refounding on february 17, 1925. The centre is a white disc on which a black swastika.
It has original color plates from nazi german publications showing the different. Orders, decorations, medals and badges of the german third reich, 19331945. Real or fake nsdap golden party badge axis history forum. Uniforms headgear insignia of the nazi party clark. Gau decorations of hitlers germany craig gottlieb on. Ranks and insignia of the nazi party were paramilitary titles used by the national socialist german workers party nsdap between approximately 1928 and. In 1933, when adolf hitler assumed power in the german government, the. Badge has a strong post and catch on reverse, measures approximately 1.
Nazi party badge collections search united states holocaust. A third reich period german nsdap national socialist german workers partynationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei membership badge. It was known as the german workers party dap prior to a change of name in 1920. Gau badge gau tag 1933 osthannover, a very scarce early gau badge, badge has the horse of hannover within a wreath sat upon the oakleaved swastika. This golden party honor badge has been sold as an original. Nsdap party membership badge, being a circular shallow domed enamelled metal badge of a narrow gold outer border, a red inner border on which in gold nationalsozialistische d. The national socialist german workers party nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei, abbreviated nsdap, commonly referred to in english as the nazi party.
Between 1934 and 1939, the german sports badge was overshadowed by an almost identical decoration, the sa sports badge which was a sports badge issued by the nazi party. Early on nsdap members were sometimes called nasos, but to differentiate themselves form the sozis their opponents they promoted a word that had o. The one the auction house sold in 2001 was a small fuess 24mm gold party badge with the number 7 on the reverse. The badge is slightly concave and has an applied spring pin. Im a collector of wwii german history, and i do not believe in the nazis agenda. The o is also not round as it should be for the 30. When one of these books does make it into print, it can be truly groundbreaking by. I have uploaded 5 high resolution pictures to which there are links below. A metal circular gold oak leaf wreath surrounding a nsdap membership pin, being a circular enamelled metal badge of a narrow white outer border, a red inner border on which in gold nationalsozialistische d. Nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei help info, abbreviated nsdap, commonly referred to in english as the nazi party english. I saw a party badge which was stated as belonging to hitler listed on the hermans historica auction site. Nazi german wwii collection, badges, reichsparteitag, hitler.
Here is an extract from the volkischer beobachter, south german edition, 1 february 1937. Black enameled swastika on a white circle within a red border with nationalsozialistische d. Its precursor, the german workers party deutsche arbeiterpartei. A list of german nsdap golden party badge numbers that we have names to, jamie cross collectables. Descriptions and illustrations of the badges, flags, insignia and uniforms of the party members of the n. All party members who had uninterrupted service with the nsdap from 27th february 1925 andor had an nsdap party number from no 1, adolf hitler to no 100,000 would be awarded the golden party badge. The national socialist german workers party nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei, abbreviated nsdap, also known as the nazi party, was a german political party. They included the equality in rights and obligations of all citizens of german blood and the exclusion of all jews. Nsdap uniforms sell militaria items online buy german. Nsdap nazi party members badge the australian war memorial. German third reich medals and badges has a list of known nazi golden party badge holders of the nsdap starting with no 1 for adolf hitler.
Ww2 german other insignia party pin badges epic militaria. Ww2 german political pin badges of the nsdap nazi party, hitler youth and elite members. They always seem to put out the best reference books in the third reich area. With the restrictions of unbroken service it greatly reduced the numbers of eligible members from the 100,000 down to a total number of only 22,282. The golden party badge of the nsdap was authorized by a hitler decree of october, 1933 to honor those party members who, as of november 9, 1933, had a registered membership number under 100,000 provided their party membership had been active and uninterrupted since the nsdap s refounding on february 17, 1925. Our high quality nsdap national sozialistiche deutsche arbeiter partei pin is made and marked exactly like the originals. An original day badge commonly referred to as a tinnie. An nsdap party membership badge by fritz zimmermann. It was started in 1920 from the deutsche arbeiterpartei german workers party. Our golden party badges are the finest available, made exactly like originals, and featuring sharply detailed oak leaf wreaths.
The first 100,000 members who had joined and had uninterrupted service in the party were given the right to wear it these were denoted by the party members number stamped on the reverse. Even the little swastika is evident on the cap of the dagger. Here is a great linencovered book that is a volume with 204 pages virtually loaded with the story of the history and the responsibility of the members of the nsdap, schooling, and ideology, the program of the party, pages of the rank insignia of the political branches, sa, ss, nskk, hj, rad, and beautiful chart showing the. Deutsche arbeiterpartei nsdap or national socialist german workers party.
The book is fine softcover edition with cream brown colour of the cover and german eagle with swastika. Wwii german nsdap sa mann brown shirt in excellent condition with rzm label sewn into the waist, silver buttons and blue piped collar tabs with swatika embroidery and nsdap armband sewn to. Lovely badge, has some discolouration and marks to the rear where it looks like the pin has possibly been reaffixed at one point. Wwii german nazi party dap pin the nsdap, commonly known in english as the nazi party, was a political party in germany between 1919 and 1945. There is also an earlier fake fuess badge that appears to have come out of austria in the 1980s, and was for a while accepted in the collecting community as genuine because it was so well made. This fake fuess badge shares a lot of the same characteristics as the recent fakes, but does not have the lines on top of the laurel leaves.
Even so, the german sports badge was still regarded as an important qualification badge, and both the sa sports badge and german sports badge could both be earned and worn, on. Nazi party badge archives gettysburg museum of history. The eaglehead pin is in silver and the detail is great. A list of german nsdap golden party badge numbers that we have names to. Nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei abbreviated nsdap, commonly referred to as the nazi party, was a farright political party in germany that was active between 1920 and 1945, that created and supported the ideology of national socialism. This is a very nice example of the 418 x 514 inch, 48 page, red hardcover 1935 edition of the mitgliedsbuch membership book of the nationalsozialistische deutsche arbeiterpartei nsdap or nazi party. Militaryharbor provide reproduction of german empire and ww1 ww2 german uniform,helmet,insignia, badge,medal,field gear,boots for reenactors wwii german nsdap party badge military harbor you are using. It was started in 1920 from the deutsche arbeiterpartei german workers party dap, which would later be renamed the nsdap. Socialists are called sozis in german and were so well before the 1920s when the nsdap was formed. German nazi nsdap golden party badge liveauctioneers. Very good condition usd aed all amd ars aud awg azn bam bdt bgn bhd bmd bnd brl byr cad chf clp cny cop crc czk dkk dzd egp eur fjd gbp gel hkd hrk huf idr ils inr isk jod jpy krw kwd kzt lbp lkr mad mur mvr mxn myr nok nzd omr pen php pkr pln qar ron. German wwii nsdap gold party badge liveauctioneers. Featuring sharply detailed oak leaf wreaths finished in matte gold plating.
This book has never been offered for sale,but only given to the newcomers of the nsdap during the war. Anyone who has seen the movie schindlers list will remember the importance that oskar schindler placed on this badge, and the goodwill he was afforded by wearing it. The leaves have very noticeable ridges and veins and dont go all the way to the edge. It is listed in auction 47 and this is the text with the listing adolf hitler his golden party badge his personal badge in a special version of gold and enamel. The nazi party or national german workers party nsdap began life as the german workers party dap. Scholars have described the party variously as a class movement, a regional movement, an antiurban revolt against modernity, a generational revolt, and even as a collection of losers, cutthroats and criminals. Ive been hunting around and read that many sites that my mind is boiling over. Nazi party simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The perfect nazi, by martin davidson the independent. In the event of the death of the recipient, the badge would be kept by the family.
The national socialist german workers party german. The national socialist german workers party and its general conceptions gottfried feder. Copies of 8 documents accompany the badge, including correspondence related to his losing his gold party badge. The golden party badge was the basic nazi party badge with the addition of a gold wreath completely encircling the badge. May 31, 20 im a collector of wwii german history, and i do not believe in the nazis agenda. He joined the party early, in 1926, when it was on the fringes of german politics.