Original German WWII Large NSDAP Political National Pennant and Large NSDAP Flag Roundel – 2 Items Original Items

Original Items: Only One Group of 2 Available. This is a lovely pair of items which were brought home by a US Soldier at the close of the war. The grouping consists of a really nice large double sided pennant and a very large NSDAP flag centerpiece.

WWII German NSDAP Political National Wimpel (Pennant) Flag, which measures a very displayable 66 inches long by 8 inches tall. These were used inside buildings, or possibly on podiums during speeches. It is of all cotton construction, and is double sided with single piece cotton white circles with black multi-piece Swasen (Hook Crosses or Swass) sewn onto both sides. These could be attached to ropes, or attached to small poles.

Condition is very good, with some small stains, light overall wear and a small tear on the hoist side. The colors are very well retained, with minimal age toning to the white circles along with some stains, and a vibrant red field.

WWII German NSDAP Political Flag Roundel, which measures 27” across and is of a single sided construction. The black Swas is printed on a white circle and was once stitched onto a rather large NSDAP Political flag. The centerpiece exhibits signs of wear, staining and age toning and appears to have been cut from a flag by a soldier after capturing a position or after the surrender. There is a name written on it but we do not believe it to be the name of the soldier who brought it home. There are a few small holes but nothing too damaging to the piece.

This is a lovely pair of items that come more than ready to display!

NSDAP Party
The NSDAP, officially the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of N**ism. Its precursor, the German Workers’ Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920. The Party emerged from the extremist German nationalist, racist and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against the communist uprisings in post–World War I Germany. The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into völkisch nationalism. Initially, N**i political strategy focused on anti–big business, anti‑bourgeois, and anti‑capitalist rhetoric. This was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders, and in the 1930s the party’s main focus shifted to antisemitic and anti‑Marxist themes.

Ad**f Hi**er, the party’s leader since 1921, was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg on 30 January 1933. Hitl** rapidly established a totalitarian regime known as the Third Reich. Following the defeat of the Third Reich at the end of World War II in Europe, the party was “declared to be illegal” by the Allied powers, who carried out denazification in the years after the war both in Germany and in territories occupied by NSDAP forces. The use of any symbols associated with the party is now outlawed in many European countries, including Germany and Austria.