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The Golden Party Badge was the basic Nazi Party Badge with the addition of a gold wreath completely encircling the badge. The badge was awarded in two sizes: 30.5 mm for wearing on uniforms and 24 mm for other use.{{cn|date=February 2017}} Adolf Hitler's own Golden Party Badge had the number '1'. He awarded it to [[Magda Goebbels]] in late April 1945 and proclaimed her as the "First Mother of the Reich".{{sfn|Angolia|1989|p=183}} The '1' badge was stolen from a display in Russia in 2005. The guards thought that a cat had set off the alarms and this allowed the burglar to escape with the badge.<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trophy-hunter-steals-hitler-badge-50v6qc0pz0k Times online]</ref> |
The Golden Party Badge was the basic Nazi Party Badge with the addition of a gold wreath completely encircling the badge. The badge was awarded in two sizes: 30.5 mm for wearing on uniforms and 24 mm for other use.{{cn|date=February 2017}} Adolf Hitler's own Golden Party Badge had the number '1'. He awarded it to [[Magda Goebbels]] in late April 1945 and proclaimed her as the "First Mother of the Reich".{{sfn|Angolia|1989|p=183}} The '1' badge was stolen from a display in Russia in 2005. The guards thought that a cat had set off the alarms and this allowed the burglar to escape with the badge.<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trophy-hunter-steals-hitler-badge-50v6qc0pz0k Times online]</ref> |
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In the 1930s, [[Rudolf Hess]] had explored the possibility of making the Golden Nazi Party Badge the first degree of a multi-degree award of the [[German Order (distinction)|German Order]]. In Hess's proposal, the Golden Nazi Party Badge would have been the lowest degree, followed by a 2nd class medal, 1st class cross, and then a Knight's Cross [[neck order]]. Hess's degrees were [[Unbestowed awards of Nazi Germany|never |
In the 1930s, [[Rudolf Hess]] had explored the possibility of making the Golden Nazi Party Badge the first degree of a multi-degree award of the [[German Order (distinction)|German Order]]. In Hess's proposal, the Golden Nazi Party Badge would have been the lowest degree, followed by a 2nd class medal, 1st class cross, and then a Knight's Cross [[neck order]]. Hess's degrees were [[Unbestowed awards of Nazi Germany|never bestowed]], but the German Order retained the Golden Nazi Party Badge as its center piece.<ref>/Lumsden, R. (2001). Medals and Decorations of Hitler's Germany. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Company</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:25, 28 June 2018
| Golden Medal of the Nazi Party Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP | |
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| Type | Badge |
| Eligibility | Members of the Nazi Party |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Established | 1933 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | basic Nazi Party badge without gold wreath |
The Golden Party Badge (Goldenes Parteiabzeichen) was authorized by Adolf Hitler in a degree in October 1933. It was a special award be given to all Nazi Party members who had, as of 9 November 1933, registered numbers from 1 to 100,000 and unbroken Party membership.[2] Other Golden Party Badges (with the initials 'A.H.' stamped on the reverse) were awarded at the discretion of Hitler to certain members of the party who merited special treatment. An identical badge was awarded each year on 30 January to persons who had shown outstanding service to the Nazi Party or State. Only 20,487 men and 1,795 women were actually approved for and awarded the badge (outside of the ones Hitler awarded at his discretion).[3]
The Golden Party Badge was the basic Nazi Party Badge with the addition of a gold wreath completely encircling the badge. The badge was awarded in two sizes: 30.5 mm for wearing on uniforms and 24 mm for other use.[citation needed] Adolf Hitler's own Golden Party Badge had the number '1'. He awarded it to Magda Goebbels in late April 1945 and proclaimed her as the "First Mother of the Reich".[4] The '1' badge was stolen from a display in Russia in 2005. The guards thought that a cat had set off the alarms and this allowed the burglar to escape with the badge.[5]
In the 1930s, Rudolf Hess had explored the possibility of making the Golden Nazi Party Badge the first degree of a multi-degree award of the German Order. In Hess's proposal, the Golden Nazi Party Badge would have been the lowest degree, followed by a 2nd class medal, 1st class cross, and then a Knight's Cross neck order. Hess's degrees were never bestowed, but the German Order retained the Golden Nazi Party Badge as its center piece.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b Angolia 1989, p. 178.
- ^ Doehle 1943, p. 71.
- ^ Angolia 1989, pp. 178–179.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 183.
- ^ Times online
- ^ /Lumsden, R. (2001). Medals and Decorations of Hitler's Germany. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing Company
References
- Angolia, John (1989). For Führer and Fatherland: Political & Civil Awards of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-0-912-13816-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Doehle, Dr Heinrich (1943). Die Auszeichnungen Des Großdeutschen Reichs. Berlin, Germany: Berlin-Buch und Periodical Press. ISBN 0-9624883-4-8.
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