Which veteran's association meaning "steel helmet" was decorated by the Nazi Party?
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Steel Helmet Veterans Memorial Badge The Steel Helmet Veterans Memorial Badge was a pin issued by the Nazi Party to veterans of the Stahlhelm veteran association of the First World War.
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Stahlhelm Stahlhelm (plural "Stahlhelme") is German for "steel helmet". The Imperial German Army began to replace the traditional boiled leather Pickelhaube (spiked combat helmet) with the Stahlhelm during World War I in 1916. The term "Stahlhelm" refers both to a generic steel helmet, and more specifically to the distinctive (and iconic) German design.
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Fritz-Rudolf Schultz Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (19 February 1917 – 2 March 2002) was a German politician and member of the FDP. During World War II, Schultz served in the Wehrmacht as an officer and regimental commander. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
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Heinz Drossel Heinz Drossel (21 September 1916 – 28 April 2008) was a German lieutenant in World War II who was named one of the Righteous Among the Nations, shared with his parents, for helping Jews escape persecution. He was the son of Paul and Elfriede Drossel, anti-Nazis and shared their political philosophy, refusing to join the Nazi Party. Drafted in November 1939, Drossel served in the Battle of France before serving on the Eastern Front for the rest of the war.
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Mk III helmet The Mk III Helmet was a steel military combat helmet first developed for the British Army in 1941 by the Medical Research Council. First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D-Day, the Mk III and Mk IV were used alongside the Brodie helmet for the remainder of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as the "turtle" helmet by collectors, because of its vague resemblance to a turtle shell, as well as the 1944 pattern helmet.
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Hermann Schaper "SS-Hauptsturmführer" Hermann Schaper (born 12 August 1911 at Strassburg im Elsass; deceased), was an SS functionary of Nazi Germany (card number 3484) and the German member of the NSDAP (No. 105606) during the Second World War. He was a Holocaust perpetrator responsible for atrocities committed by the "Einsatzgruppen" in German occupied Poland and the Soviet Union and was convicted after the war of numerous war crimes.
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Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross The Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (German: "Stern zum Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes" ) was the highest military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. It was considered a senior decoration to the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Themes in Nazi propaganda The propaganda of the National Socialist German Workers' Party regime that governed Germany from 1933 to 1945 promoted Nazi ideology by demonizing the enemies of the Nazi Party, notably Jews and communists, but also capitalists and intellectuals. It promoted the values asserted by the Nazis, including heroic death, "Führerprinzip" (leader principle), "Volksgemeinschaft" (people's community), "Blut und Boden" (blood and soil) and pride in the Germanic "Herrenvolk" (master race). Propaganda was also used to maintain the cult of personality around Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and to promote campaigns for eugenics and the annexation of German-speaking areas. After the outbreak of World War II, Nazi propaganda vilified Germany's enemies, notably the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, and in 1943 exhorted the population to total war.
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Glider Pilot Badge The Glider Pilot's Badge (German: "Segelflugzeugführerabzeichen" ) was a German military decoration that was awarded during World War II to military pilot's who were members of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) after they completed their glider training. Honorably discharged personnel who met the requirements could also be awarded the badge. A citation was issued with the awarded badge. It was worn on or right below the left breast tunic pocket.
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Georgian Legion (1941–45) The Georgian Legion (German: "Georgische Legion" , Georgian: ქართული ლეგიონი , "kartuli legioni") was a military formation of Nazi Germany during World War II, composed of ethnic Georgians. It was formed by Georgian émigrés and prisoners of war, and its declared aim was the eventual restoration of Georgia's independence from the Soviet Union. Some components of the Georgian Legion fell under the operational control of Waffen SS.
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Paul Scheuerpflug Paul Scheuerpflug (3 July 1896 – 8 August 1945) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 68th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
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Hitler's Chancellery Hitler's Chancellery, officially known as the Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP ("Chancellery of the Führer of the Nazi Party"; abbreviated as KdF) was a Nazi Party organization. Also known as the "Privatkanzlei des Führers" ("Private Chancellery of the Führer"), the agency served as the private chancellery of Adolf Hitler, handling different issues pertaining to matters such as complaints against party officials, appeals from party courts, official judgments, clemency petitions by NSDAP fellows and Hitler's personal affairs.
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Factory community The factory community ("German: "Betriebsgemeinschaft" ") comprised the owner, management and work force in businesses and companies in Nazi Germany in accordance with the leader principle ("Führerprinzip "). The owner/manager was called “factory leader” while the employees were considered to be followers ("Gefolgschaft "). In order to promote a climate of mutual trust and understanding a Council of Trust had to be established under the Labour organization law. This council was elected from a list of candidates set up by the factory leader and the German Labour Front overseer ("Betriebsobmann "). In accordance with Nazi ideology, foreigners and members of minorities considered unworthy of trust, could not be part of the factory community.
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Stahlhelm-Fraktion Stahlhelm-Fraktion or "Steel Helmet-Faction" is the hard-line or right-wing faction of a political party, most notably the German CDU. The term refers to the hawkish, i.e. pro-military positions often taken by such groups and comes from the Stahlhelm, the steel helmet historically used by German soldiers. It was originally used of pro-military extremist politicians in the Weimar Republic who were members of the Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten.
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List of civil decorations of Nazi Germany Civil decorations of the Nazi Germany were awards and medals issued by the government of Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.
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Western Front Association The Western Front Association (WFA) was inaugurated on 11 November 1980, in order to further interest in The Great War of 1914-1918. The WFA aims to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who fought on all sides and who served their countries during The Great War. The Western Front Association does not seek to justify or glorify war. It is not a re-enactment society, nor is it commercially motivated. It is entirely non-political. The object of the Association is to educate the public in the history of The Great War with particular reference to the Western Front.
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Panzergrenadier Panzergrenadier (   ), shortened "PzGren" or "Pzg", is a German term for motorised or mechanized infantry – that is, infantry transported in combat vehicles specialized for such tasks – as introduced during World War II. It is used in the armies of Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
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Military Administration (Nazi Germany) During World War II, Nazi Germany created military-led regimes in occupied territories which were known as a Military administration or Military administration authority (de: "Militärverwaltung"). These differed from "Reichskommissariate" which were led by Nazi Party officials. A "Military administration" was normally led by a "military commander" ("Militärbefehlshaber", official acronym "MilBfh.").
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Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry The Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry (""Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft"") was a donation from the German employers' association and the ""Reichsverband"" of German industry, which was established on June 1, 1933, to support the NSDAP. It was named after the "Führer" of the NSDAP Adolf Hitler and was meant for the "national reconstruction" (""nationaler Wiederaufbau"").
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NSDAP/AO (1972) The NSDAP/AO is an American neo-Nazi organization. It was founded in 1972 by United States citizen Gary Rex Lauck (born in 1953) in Lincoln, Nebraska. The organization stands for ""NSDAP Aufbau- und Auslandsorganisation"" (English: NSDAP Development and Foreign Organization ). Lauck's organization claims to be a continuation of the original NSDAP and supplies neo-Nazis worldwide with propaganda material. Since 1973 this new NSDAP/AO publishes Nazi magazines (""NS-Kampfruf"", for example) - by his own account in ten languages. As one of its political aims it declares the readmission of NSDAP as an eligible party in Germany and Austria. The group has also been active in a number of countries across Europe, both co-ordinating with local movements and distributing propaganda individually.
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Obersturmführer Obersturmführer (] , "senior storm leader") was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in several Nazi organisations, such as the SA, SS, NSKK and the NSFK. Translated as “senior assault (or storm) leader”. The rank was akin in seniority to that of a "Oberleutnant" in the German Army and also the equivalent of 1st lieutenant in foreign armies.
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Gau Thuringia The Gau Thuringia (German: "Gau ThüringenThuringia") was an administrative division of Nazi Germany in Thuringia from 1933 to 1945. Before that, from 1926 to 1933, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in that area.