N016695 KREISLEITUNG LEVEL “Hauptgemeinschaftsleiter” COLLAR TABS. (Kragenspiegel)

BACKGROUND: The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf Hitler joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921 Hitler was to restructure it along para military lines in a hierarchy of four levels. In November 1926 the brown shirt "Traditions" uniform was officially introduced and in 1933 a series of collar tabs were established to identify the rank/position of the wearer. The political leader’s collar tabs were to under go four modifications between 1933 and 1939. These collar tabs are the fourth and final pattern as introduced in May 1939 and utilized until 1945.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: NSDAP Kreisleitung (District level – German counties): Collar tabs denote a rank of Hauptgemeinschaftsleiter (Chief Community Leader). The tabs are the pattern adopted in 1939, and have been tunic removed and worn. Reverse is complete with original paper RZM tag. 

GRADE ****1/4                             PRICE $275.00

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