Golden Party Badge

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NSDAP Golden Party Badge
NSDAP Golden Party Badge

The Golden Party Badge was a special badge of the Nazi Party. It was worn by the first one hundred thousand members of the party (these were denoted by the party members' number stamped on the reverse), and by other individuals at the discretion of Adolf Hitler (these badges had the initials 'A.H.' stamped on the reverse).

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: 38 mm for uniforms and 25 mm for civilian jackets.

It was because of this badge that the nickname "Golden Pheasants" was bestowed on its wearers (the Alte Kämpfer and those favored by the Führer: The Nazi Party Elite).

Adolf Hitler's Golden Party Badge had the number 1. He gave it to Magda Goebbels in his bunker just hours before he committed suicide. She called it, "The greatest honour any German could receive". It was awarded to her for being "The Greatest Mother in the Reich". [ISBN 0-912138-16-5]

  • After Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, there were a rush of applications from Germans to join the NSDAP. The "Golden Pheasants" regarded these new members with contempt, seeing their applications as more opportunism than idealism. The basic Nazi Party badge that these newer members wore were sarcastically referred to as "Die Angstbrosche" (The Badge of Fear) by the 'old guard'.
  • The '1' badge has now been stolen from a display in Russia. The guards thought the burglar that set off alarms was a cat and allowed him to escape.[1]
  • The sole makers of this badge were Joseph Fuess and Deschler & Sohn, both firms being located in Munich.

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