Koburg Badge of Honor
The Koburg Decoration of Honor belongs to the group of decorations of the NSDAP ( National Socialist German Workers' Party ).
The badge is one of the anti-constitutional propaganda means in Germany . Its production, public wear or distribution is prohibited according to § 86a StGB .
In National Socialism
On October 14, 1922, Adolf Hitler traveled in a special train with 650 SA escorts, following an invitation, to the third “ German Day ” in Coburg . There there were street fights and brawls with counter-demonstrators from left-wing parties. It was the first violent appearance of the NSDAP outside of Munich. In his book Mein Kampf , Hitler emphasized the events as a “train to Koburg” and a milestone of the movement. On October 15, 1932, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Coburg Hitler Days, the former participants were awarded the Koburg Medal of Honor. Afterwards the NSDAP celebrated the events of the "German Day" of 1922 annually.
The Koburg Badge of Honor, along with the Teutonic Order , the Blood Order and the Golden Party Badge, was one of the highest honors of the NSDAP. Between 422 and 436 " old fighters " were decorated with it. Later the party award was also given on an honorary basis. By February 1938 there were 418 honorary holders, such as the former Duke Carl Eduard .
The decoration was designed by Louis Walter and modified by Hitler. It shows the swastika as a symbol of the NSDAP, in front of it a vertical sword, symbolizing the SA. Swastika and sword are surrounded by the words: "1922 With Hitler in Coburg 1932". The Veste Coburg is shown at the top . The Deschler company from Munich also made silver badges with a red swastika. Two copies are known. A copy was subsequently lent to the SA man Heinrich Bauschen from Duisburg, who was murdered in 1929. Another award of the silver medal is attributable to Ms. Therese Eßlinger from Munich.
The text on the certificate for the award of the party award, signed by Adolf Hitler, read:
"The holder of this document, party member ... took part in the march in Koburg on 14./15. Participated October 1922. He was awarded the Koburg Medal of Honor on the occasion of the ten-year celebration. Munich, October 1932 "
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Anti-constitutional badge
The Koburg Badge of Honor is one of the National Socialist orders whose management in Germany is punishable under the 1957 Law on Titles, Medals and Badges of Honor .
literature
- Carl-Christian Dressel : Comments on the judiciary in Coburg from the establishment of the Coburg Regional Court to denazification . In: Yearbook of the Coburg State Foundation 1997, Coburg 1997, ISSN 0084-8808 .
- Jürgen Erdmann: Coburg, Bavaria and the Reich 1918 - 1923 . Druckhaus and Vesteverlag A. Rossteutscher, Coburg 1969.
- Initiative Stadtmuseum Coburg e. V .: Ahead at the wrong time. Coburg and the rise of National Socialism in Germany. Coburg 2004, ISBN 3-9808006-3-6 .
- Klaus D. Patzwall : The Coburg Badge of Honor of the NSDAP. Patzwall, Norderstedt 1994. (Militaria Extra, Issue 2).
Web links
- Joachim Albrecht: German Day in Coburg 1922. In: Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verfassungsschutz.de: Right-Wing Extremism: Symbols, Signs and Forbidden Organizations (PDF) (On page 55: The Koburg Badge) ( Memento from January 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Initiative Stadtmuseum Coburg e. V .: Ahead at the wrong time. Coburg and the rise of National Socialism in Germany , Coburg 2004, page 31.
- ^ Klaus D. Patzwall : The Coburg Decoration of Honor of the NSDAP
- ^ Jürgen Erdmann: Coburg, Bavaria and the Reich 1918 - 1923. (= Coburg local history and regional history. Series 2, no. 22). Rossteutscher, Coburg 1969, p. 116
