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commemorative pin

item1918-1939

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commemorative pin
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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
1918-1939 (indexed as 1918–1939)
Level
item
Extent
commemorative pin : cast, soldered, enamelled : black, silver
Scope & content
Round medal pin. The contour of the medal is silver. The inside on the medal in black. In the middle of the medal is a 'steel helmet' (der Stahlhelm). The helmet is big enough so that its front and back are touching the silver contour. On the helmet is written 'Der Stahlhelm" in black, gothic writing. The back of the medal is silver and has a pin soldered to it. STH is written on the bottom of the medal in gothic writing and underlined. Narrative: This pin is a membership badge for the 'Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten' (The Steel Helmet, League of Frontline Soldiers). This league was a paramilitary organised defense assocation ('ein paramilitärisch organisierter Wehrverband') under the Weimar Republic. It was founded in Magdeburg by Franz Seldte in 1918, after the German defeat (WWI). This organisation gathered veterans from WWI frustrated with the German defeat, humilitated by the Traité de Versailles and opposed to the Weimar Republic's political system. With more than 500 000 members in 1930, the Stahlhelm was the biggest paramilitary organisation at the time. In 1933, all militaristic organisation were subordinated to the Sturmabteilung (SA). In 1933, the Stahlhelm members under the age of 45 were integrated into the Sturmabteilung (SA). In 1934, the Stahlhelm was renamed 'Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Frontkämpferbund' (N.S.D.F.B. or Federation of the National Socialist Frontline-Fighters). In 1935 the organization was completely dissolved by the Nazis. GES.GESCH.: Gesetzlich geschützt (legally protected).
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Language
German
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