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Product Description: This NSDAP Amtswalter Sleeve Diamond is an eye-catching piece of Nazi Party insignia. This pattern of sleeve shield was worn by NSDAP Political Leaders holding the position of “Amtswalter” (an Administrator, Official or local Party boss), on the upper left sleeve of the brown Political Leader uniform tunic. This attractive sleeve diamond measures about 80 mm tall by 65 mm wide, and is Bevo, machine woven construction. It features a 1929 pattern NSDAP eagle and swastika emblem, woven on a black rayon diamond in silver-grey thread. The eagle shows some slight handling wear with extremely minor fraying. The reverse of this NSDAP Amtswalter Sleeve Diamond shows a textbook original tan buckram backing. The backing is marked in pen with the letters “PGB”and three small dots. The folded edges of the rayon diamond are cleanly cut, with some old adhesive residue. This is an appealing and desirable example of a fairly scarce patch, in excellent condition.
Historical Description: Adolf Hitler was an army veteran in 1919. Frustrated by Germany’s defeat in World War I, he joined a new political organization called the German Workers’ Party. The organization was founded earlier that same year and promoted German nationalism. Members of this organization felt that the Treaty of Versailles was extremely unjust to Germany, by burdening it with reparations it could never pay. Hitler became the leader of this party in 1921 and changed the name to The National Socialist German Workers’ Party; Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP). In 1933, Hitler became chancellor of Germany and his Nazi government soon assumed dictatorial powers. After Germany’s defeat in World War II the Nazi party was outlawed.
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