Аукцион Bidspirit | German Third Reich Photo Postcard,


German Third Reich Photo Postcard, 9. November 1933, Signed by Anton Drexler - A real-photo postcard depicting a line of uniformed men greeting a group of officials with handshakes outside a building decorated with a large swastika banner, before an assembled crowd of onlookers and standard bearers. The reverse carries a printed stamp reading ”9. November 1933 / 2. Komp. Regt. München” along with a signature reading ”Ant. Drexler” and a small printed monogram. The date and unit reference tie the image to the annual commemoration of the 1923 Munich putsch, an event central to early NSDAP mythology and marked yearly in Munich with processions and ceremonies. Anton Drexler was a founding figure of the German Workers' Party (DAP), the forerunner of the NSDAP. Anton Drexler founded the German Workers' Party (DAP) in Munich in January 1919, the organisation Adolf Hitler joined later that year and transformed into the NSDAP; Drexler was subsequently sidelined as Hitler consolidated leadership, retaining only honorary status within the movement. The date 9 November commemorates the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, an attempted seizure of power in Munich that ended in gunfire outside the Feldherrnhalle and became a central annual ritual of Nazi Party remembrance, marked each year with processions, wreath-layings and ceremonies honouring those killed. This postcard reflects the commemorative culture surrounding that anniversary during the early years of the Third Reich.