Kampfbund fur Deutsche Kultur pin
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Mary Washington Galleries
Scope and Content
Commemorative pin from an event held in Gera, Germany, by the Kampfbund fur Deutsche Kultur [Fighting League for German Culture], a cultural watchdog organization operated by the Nazi Party from 1928 to 1934. The organization opposed the involvement of Jewish writers, composers, and artists in German culture, and opposed other figures who did not fit the organization's concept of German culture under Nazism. The organization held book-burnings and other events.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Oval, silver-colored, metal pin. At center is an image of an embossed swastika within a circle, superimposed on a torch. There are embossed numbers on either side of the torch flame. Embossed German text around border. Back of pin has a pin clasp attached by solder.
Subjects
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Nazi propaganda--Germany.
- Antisemitism--Germany--History--20th century.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object