WW2 Early German NAZI NSDAP Party Members Armband (Original)
SKU: GERMAN NAZI NSDAP PARTY MEMBERS ARMBAND
Original/Reproduction: Original
Availability: In-stock
Manufacturer:
Material: Two-Part Cotton & Black Moire Satin
Dimensions: Measuring 180 mm (l) x 105 mm (h).
Condition: Very Good
Price: $300.00
Seller Type: WW2C
Seller ID: JMW
Return Policy: 3-day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
Description:
This early WW2 NSDAP Party Members Armband (National Socialist German Worker’s Party/Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) two-part construction in cotton. Lightweight red cotton band with separately applied white circle and separately applied black moire satin swastika.The central roundal bears a white machine-embroidered disc measuring 85 mm in diameter, overlaid by a machine-embroidered black mobile swastika, measuring 180 mm (l) x 105 mm (h).
History:
The National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), led by Adolf Hitler, rose to power in Germany in the early 1930s. One of the most recognizable symbols of the party was the red armband worn by its members, featuring the black swastika in a white circle. This distinctive armband carried significant political, ideological, and visual weight in the party’s efforts to shape the national identity and consolidate control.
The NSDAP armband was adopted in the early years of the party, around 1920, during its formative phase in Munich. It served as an easily identifiable symbol of allegiance and a visual representation of the party's ideology. The design combined traditional German color symbolism (red, white, and black) with a twisted swastika, an ancient symbol that the Nazis appropriated to represent the supposed purity and destiny of the "Aryan race."
- Red Background: Symbolized the social element of National Socialism, reflecting the revolutionary aspirations of the NSDAP to overthrow the existing order.
- White Circle: Represented nationalism and purity, marking the ideology as distinctly German.
- Black Swastika: In the context of Nazi propaganda, the swastika stood for "racial superiority," although the symbol itself had ancient roots in different cultures.
