NSDAP Ordensburg Stammführer Shoulder Boards
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SKU: 30.GOR.03.02.01.02.001.000
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A rare Ordensburg (NSDAP political academy) Stammführer shoulder board, constructed of cardboard-reinforced golden-yellow wool, bearing six narrow bands of interwoven brown rayon piping and pinned with two silvered bronze rank pips, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), with minor material fatigue evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.
The uniforms, headgear, and insignia of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) went through several design changes from 1933 until the end of the Second World War. Dr. Ley, originally the Gauleiter of Rheinland and later promoted to the position of chief of staff of Party Organization and Reich Organization Leader, was largely responsible for the NSDAP rank system and uniforms.
The Ordensburgen (order castles) were elite schools for Hitler Youth members who were destined to become part of the NSDAP elite. They were even more prestigious than the NPEA schools. There were four Ordensburgen: Krössinsee, Sonthofen, Vogelsang, and Marienburg. Approximately 1000 students and 500 staff were stationed at each school. Students were trained for a duration of one year.
Stammführer (leaders) at an Ordensburg wore a pair of interwoven brown shoulder boards with two silver-coloured pips on an orange-yellow cloth underlay.
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