German-American Bund Kyffhaeuser Bundfest New York 1939 Medal

Nice item and one of the last issued by the German American Bund organizations. A gilt zinc medal measuring 40mm in diameter. Issues for participation in the German veterans event January 29 of 1939. The event was sponsored by the Kyffersbund USA and was closely tied to the German NS-RKB and the German National Socialist Party who funded many of the events.

The German American Bund, or the German American Federation (German: Amerikadeutscher Bund, Amerikadeutscher Volksbund, AV), was a German-American Nazi organization which was established in 1936 as a successor to the Friends of New Germany (FONG, FDND in German). The organization chose its new name in order to emphasize its American credentials after the press accused it of being unpatriotic. The Bund was allowed to consist only of American citizens of German descent.[6] Its main goal was to promote a favorable view of Nazi Germany.