{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-nsdap-party-late-war-printed-cotton-armband-with-faded-depot-stamp","title":"Original German WWII NSDAP Party Late War Printed Cotton Armband with Faded Depot Stamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used original German WWII Mid-Late War Style National Socialist Party Armband, brought home by a U.S. soldier after the war. The National Socialist German Workers' Party (\u003cem\u003eNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei\u003c\/em\u003e, abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known in English as the NSDAP Party, was a political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945. It was known as the German Workers' Party (DAP) before the name was changed in 1920. The party's last leader, Adolf AH, was appointed Chancellor of Germany by president Paul von Hindenburg in 1933. AH rapidly established a totalitarian regime known as the Third Reich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis standard armband was worn by party members, members of the SA, and also by many service members and other personnel during the war. It is in very good condition, showing light wear and staining from service, and measures approximately 14 1\/2\" x 4 3\/4\", with the ends sewn together. It is made from cotton with the insignia printed directly onto the fabric, and there is a faded depot issue stamp on the side of the central white circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is overall light age toning to the white and light staining to the red band, giving it a fantastic \"been there\" look! A very nice NSDAP armband, ready to add to your collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sturmabteilung, literally Storm Detachment, was the NSDAP Party's original paramilitary. It played a significant role in Adolf AH's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for NSDAP rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties, especially the Red Front Fighters League (Rotfrontkämpferbund) of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), and intimidating Romani, trade unionists, and, especially, Jews – for instance, during the NSDAP boycott of Jewish businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SA were also called the \"Brownshirts\" (Braunhemden) from the color of their uniform shirts, similar to Benito Mussolini's blackshirts. The SA developed pseudo-military titles for its members, with ranks that were later adopted by several other NSDAP Party groups, chief amongst them the Schutzstaffel (SS), which originated as a branch of the SA before being separated. Brown-colored shirts were chosen as the SA uniform because a large number of them were cheaply available after World War I, having originally been ordered during the war for colonial troops posted to Germany's former African colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SA became disempowered after Adolf AH ordered the \"blood purge\" of 1934. This event became known as the Night of the Long Knives (die Nacht der langen Messer). The SA continued to exist, but was effectively superseded by the SS, although it was not formally dissolved until after NSDAP Germany's final capitulation to the Allies in 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343528517701,"sku":"ONSV2592","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV2592__01.jpg?v=1783969909","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-nsdap-party-late-war-printed-cotton-armband-with-faded-depot-stamp","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}