Supreme Judge of the Party Court # 469
Supreme Judge of the Party Court # 469
The National Socialist community, despite the modern-day portrayal, was very protective of its image and reputation during the era. The Nazi Party was never meant to be all-inclusive, and was, according to Hitler, only supposed to ever include the top 10% of the German population. The Party membership were to promote the ideology of the 'Awakened Germany', and the rest were to follow. Occasionally however, there were disputes within the Party between factions or members, or a Party member who may have acted against the interests of the NSDAP publicly. In instances such as this, there needed to be an authority with whom to be held accountable. (Banishment from the Party under such circumstances likely meant unemployment, social exclusion, and possibly prison.) The NSDAP had a court system to handle such incidents, and was known as the "Parteigerichte" or the Party Courts. The Party Courts were established at the Kreis, Gau, and Reichs levels, and the entire system was supervised by Hitler and the "Reichs-Uschla", or Supreme Court.
Featured here is a collar tab (pre-1939) for the Supreme Judge of the Party Court (Oberster Parteirichter), the highest position in the entire Party Court system. The incarnation of this tab was worn prior to 1939 by one of only 2 men who held this exclusive position, Walter Buch and Wilhelm Grimm. After 1939, these men wore the same style collar tabs as the other Reichsleiters, making this style obsolete. Needless to say, this has to be one of only a few manufactured for wear during the period, and one of even less to have survived. Party Leaders, particularly of any influence, were targets for blame and accountability immediately after the war, and consequently incriminating regalia such as this was discarded.
This is an extremely attractive collar tab, with a rich, opulent, dark blue background accented beautifully with the yellow piping and wreath. The quality is commensurate with the esteem of the position. The RZM tag is still present, adding to the allure of this example. An outstanding, historically significant piece, one which a serious collector might spend years unsuccessfully pursuing.
(Of note, Supreme Judge of the Party Court Walter Buch was father-in-law to Martin Bormann, who married Buch's daughter. Bormann, as is well documented, was the gatekeeper of Hitler during the war thru the end of the Third Reich, and an enormously powerful man.)
Supreme Judge of the Party Court
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The National Socialist community, despite the modern-day portrayal, was very protective of its image and reputation during the era. The Nazi Party was never meant to be all-inclusive, and was, according to Hitler, only supposed to ever include the top 10% of the German population. The Party membership were to promote the ideology of the 'Awakened Germany', and the rest were to follow. Occasionally however, there were disputes within the Party between factions or members, or a Party member who may have acted against the interests of the NSDAP publicly. In instances such as this, there needed to be an authority with whom to be held accountable. (Banishment from the Party under such circumstances likely meant unemployment, social exclusion, and possibly prison.) The NSDAP had a court system to handle such incidents, and was known as the "Parteigerichte" or the Party Courts. The Party Courts were established at the Kreis, Gau, and Reichs levels, and the entire system was supervised by Hitler and the "Reichs-Uschla", or Supreme Court.
Featured here is a collar tab (pre-1939) for the Supreme Judge of the Party Court (Oberster Parteirichter), the highest position in the entire Party Court system. The incarnation of this tab was worn prior to 1939 by one of only 2 men who held this exclusive position, Walter Buch and Wilhelm Grimm. After 1939, these men wore the same style collar tabs as the other Reichsleiters, making this style obsolete. Needless to say, this has to be one of only a few manufactured for wear during the period, and one of even less to have survived. Party Leaders, particularly of any influence, were targets for blame and accountability immediately after the war, and consequently incriminating regalia such as this was discarded.
This is an extremely attractive collar tab, with a rich, opulent, dark blue background accented beautifully with the yellow piping and wreath. The quality is commensurate with the esteem of the position. The RZM tag is still present, adding to the allure of this example. An outstanding, historically significant piece, one which a serious collector might spend years unsuccessfully pursuing.
(Of note, Supreme Judge of the Party Court Walter Buch was father-in-law to Martin Bormann, who married Buch's daughter. Bormann, as is well documented, was the gatekeeper of Hitler during the war thru the end of the Third Reich, and an enormously powerful man.)
Supreme Judge of the Party Court