Inter-War (Nazi Germany) 1939 NSDAP Council Day Badge (Oberdonau District) - Original Issue

This is an original NSDAP Council Days Badge presented to those participants at the 1939 Oberdonau District Council Days.

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DESCRIPTION:
Constructed of bakelite & measures (approximately) 35mm

Obverse: an oversized athletic man standing on a street of the city in the foreground of a mountain range above the NSDAP eagle & swastika logo. Across the top, "NSDAP-OBERDONAU-1939" and across the bottom, "Die Erseten Kreistage" (The First Council Days).

Reverse: Full vertical pin-back on a round base plate.
Maker Marked "RZM M9/25" for...
1). Richard Sieper & Söhne, Lüdenscheid

HISTORY:
Day badges were introduced in 1933. In an effort to gain support of workers (or laborers), the NSDAP (Nazi Party) declared May 1st the “Day of National Work” as an official state (paid) holiday to celebrate laborers (& the working class). Referred to as May Day, it was celebrated by organized labor w/celebrations on 1 May 1933 (and thereafter) honoring German workers.

Hitler praised the virtues of labor, declaring in Völkischer Beobachter (National Observer), "I only acknowledge one nobility—that of labor." They (Nazi Party) believed the only way to avoid a repeat of 1918 was to secure workers' support for the German government. They also insisted (through propaganda) that all Germans participate in May Day celebrations; suggesting this would help break down class hostility between workers and citizens. Hitler praised the working "patriots" who built Germany's industrial strength, honorably served in the war, and claimed they'd been oppressed under economic liberalism. Associated strongly w/the political left, the "Berliner Morgenpost" (Berlin Morning Post) praised the regime's May Day celebrations.

Note: Multiple in stock...Shipped item may not be exactly as appears in the photos - may contain slight variation in color/standard age wear.
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Inter-War (Germany) - 1939
NSDAP Council Day Badge
Oberdonau District

$41.00 (Firm)

Presented to those who
participated in the Oberdonau
District Council Days

The First District
Council Days
Maker Marked: RZM M9/25
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