RARE WW1 WW2 GERMAN Imperial Stahlhelm Bund freikorps peaked crusher cap NICE

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RARE WW1 WW2 GERMAN Imperial Stahlhelm Bund freikorps peaked crusher cap NICE:
$225.77

Up for sale is an original late WW1/ 1919Stahlhelm Bund or freikorps peaked crusher cap in excellent condition! This cap came with a large collection of WW1 and WW2 German militaria, that was purchased by a Canadian military veteran after the Second World War.
The hat is made of either feldgrau or graugrun wool, and is in excellent used condition, with bright green wool, intact visor, a sharp blue interior (with the makers mark, which has since worn away from use) and two cockades (one being an officers state cockade which is worn.) Interestingly, due to the lack of an interior sweatband, this cap may actually have been produced for theStahlhelm Bund/ freikorps in 1919, during the turbulant year after the First World War. The organization consisted of military veterans and police, and struggled for control of Germany against revolutionaries and Communists for several years: Some members of their organization going on to form the Nazi party in later years.
Freikorps/ Stahlhelm Bund items are hard to find, and this would be great in any display. This would be an excellent addition to ANY WW1-WW2 helmet or peaked cap collection, German collection or Freikorps collection!
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Some history on the unit:The Stahlhelm was founded in December 1918 by the industrialist and former German Army reserve officer Franz Seldte in the Prussian city of Magdeburg. After the armistice of 11 November, the Imperial Army had been split up and the newly established German Reichswehr army according to the 1919 Treaty of Versailles was to be confined to no more than 100,000 troops. Similar to the numerous Freikorps, which upon the Revolution of 1918–1919 were temporarily backed by the Council of the People\'s Deputies under Chancellor Friedrich Ebert (Ebert–Groener pact), the paramilitary organization was meant to form an unofficial reserve force.
1932 campaign vehicle promoting the election of Duesterberg for Reich PresidentThe league was a rallying point for revanchist and nationalistic forces from the beginning. Within the organization a worldview oriented toward the prior Imperial regime and the Hohenzollern monarchy predominated, many of its members promoting the Dolchstosslegende (\"Stab-in-the-back legend\") and the \"November Criminals\" bias against the Weimar Coalition government. Its journal, Der Stahlhelm, was edited by Count Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, later hanged for his part in the July 20 plot. Financing was provided by the Deutscher Herrenklub, an association of German industrialists and business magnates with elements of the East Elbian landed gentry (Junker). Jewish veterans were denied admission and formed a separate Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten.After the failed Kapp Putsch of 1920, the organization gained further support from dissolved Freikorps units. In 1923 the former DNVP politician Theodor Duesterberg joined the Stahlhelm and quickly rose to Seldte\'s deputy and long–time rival. From 1924 on, in several subsidiary organizations, veterans with front line experience as well as new recruits would provide a standing armed force in support of the Reichswehr beyond the 100,000 men allowed. With 500,000 members in 1930, the league was the largest paramilitary organization of Weimar Germany. In the 1920s the Stahlhelm received political support from Fascist Italy\'s Duce Benito Mussolini.Good luck and happy offerding! I combine shipping on all purchases!!
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