German Jungstahlhelm (Jungsta) Army Veterans Membership Pin
$59.97
Very nice original veterans badge, made in Tombac brass alloy, measures 37 mm in length, and in extremely fine condition. Rare gilt variant.
Der Stahlhelm was founded by Franz Seldte as a paramilitary organization on December 25, 1918, in Magdeburg, Germany. The league was formed of ex-servicemen as a rallying point for revanchist and nationalistic forces. The organization was oriented toward the Imperial regime and the Hohenzollern monarchy. Financing was provided by the Deutscher Herrenklub, an association of German industrialists and business leaders with elements of the landed gentry (Junker). Women and youth leagues were established in 1923, with the JungStahlhelm being the youth wing.
The difficult circumstances of World War I’s postwar years led to a significant shrinking of the veterans’ associations and their role. During the Weimar Republic in 1921, this organization shed its federal structure and centralized itself under a common leadership. Following this step, it changed its name to German Warriors Association Kyffhäuser (German: Deutscher Reichskriegerbund Kyffhäuser e.V.). In the name of Gleichschaltung, the Kyffhäuserbund was nazified after the Nazi takeover of power in 1933. Five years later, its name was altered to Nationalsocialist Reich Warriors Association Kyffhäuser (German: NS-Reichskriegerbund Kyffhäuser e.V.), becoming the sole and exclusive organization representing the veterans’ interests in the Third Reich.
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