Early Schutzstaffel (SS) album 1932 - 1933

Morlar

Here is an early SS photo album I picked up several months ago

http://www.militaria-archive.com/AlbumsII/early-ss/index.html

It comes from a very historic period of the 3 reichstag elections between 1932 and 1933 during which the nsdap came to power. The bulk of this album is immediately before this, in the run up to and during the elections. There are multiple election posters and marches/demonstrations throughout which to me make it all the more interesting. I was tempted to post this in the WW2 forum or even the history and heritage one but militaria is probably the most appropriate.

There are also a lot of early SS uniform pictures, (including a rare one of an early SS Medic with backpack) also of them in formation with the SA and also one of the SS/SA and hamburg police posing with weapons and hound.

This photo album is from an Schutstaffel (SS) man involved in the organisation throughout the period 1932- 1933. This album covers the period of June 1932 through November 1933 when the NSDAP party participated in 3 General elections. The first election increased their mandate, the 2nd slightly decreased it and the third facilitated their rise to power in Germany. Included are interesting early Schutstaffel (SS) and Sturmabteilung (SA) uniform designs (including an SS Medic with backpack), also pictures of election posters of the period (including the famous 'wir' one and the black and white Hitler face one) and marches by the SA & SS through Hamburg and to a local party headquarters. There are also pictures of SS And SA men posing with members of the Hamburg police with weapons and hound. The cufftitle appears to be '1', the SA collar tabs appear to be numbered '9/45' or possibly '5/45'. If you can provide any further information on this album please use the email link below.

There are a lot of civilian/family pictures which I won't bore you with here but they do give a good impression of life in this particular circle at that time.

Morlar

SS group unarmed exercises





Detail a)


Detail b)

Morlar

Election posters


Taking the posters down;


Included is the well known 'Wir' poster



Detail showing SS & SA insignia



This page here if you scroll down shows the colour version of the Wir poster
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/posters1.htm

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/posters/wir.jpg

Morlar

Here are some formation marching ones;







More election marches/demonstrations 1932

Morlar

More marches 1933


SS Medic



SS Medic 2


There are lots more here if anyone wants to check them out :

http://www.militaria-archive.com/AlbumsII/early-ss/index.html

If anyone can add details/locations units etc please let me know.

Dr Strange

Hi Morlar,

nice pics! Just a quick note: the "z" in Schutzstaffel is missing.

Morlar

Preusse wrote: »

Hi Morlar,

nice pics! Just a quick note: the "z" in Schutzstaffel is missing.

Hi Preusse - yep cheers, I noticed that last night pretty much immediately after I put them online It's fixed in the page before

http://www.militaria-archive.com/albums2.html

but not on that one yet.