Förderndes Mitglied der SS
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A Förderndes Mitglied der SS (SS-FM; SS Patron Members) was a member of the Allgemeine SS (General SS) who did not take part in active duty, but instead contributed financially to the SS. The SS-FM was organised by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office, and started in 1926. Members of the SS-FM made monthly payments towards the work of the SS at their local SS headquarters. For people with low income, contributions were low; no minimum contribution was prescribed. Each member was issued with a lapel pin and a receipt book. From April 1934, members also received a monthly magazine - FM-Zeitschrift- which was produced by the SS High Command.[1][2] By 1939, circulation of FM-Zeitschrift was approximately 365,000,[1] but few copies of the magazine survive today.[2]
References
- ^ a b Steiner, John Michael (1976). Power Politics and Social Change in National Socialist Germany: A Process of Escalation into Mass Destruction. Walter de Gruyter. p. 230.
- ^ a b "Nazi SS Magazine FM-Zeitschrift". USM Books. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.