NSDAP Third Reich 1930s Nazi Germany Erwacht NSDAP Cigarette Tobacco Propaganda Photo Cards Hitler SA Stormtroopers

Excellent condition crisp lot of 11 original period German cigarette/tobacco album cards from the well-known “Deutschland Erwacht – Werden, Kampf und Sieg der NSDAP” series.

These are from Sammelwerk Nr. 8, Gruppe 30, and the reverse sides identify the individual photographs and explain that the images belonged to the picture groups intended for the bound Deutschland Erwacht collector album.

This is an especially interesting assortment because the cards concentrate heavily on the early history of the NSDAP and SA during the 1920s, including early party gatherings, Munich events, SA formations, standards, street scenes and portraits.

Included Cards – 11 Total

Bild Nr. 8 – “Der Führer, 1921”
Early formal portrait of Adolf Hitler in civilian clothing, identified on the reverse as “Der Führer, 1921.”

Bild Nr. 9 – “Zweite Geschäftsstelle der NSDAP, Corneliusstraße 10 in München”
Historic Munich street scene showing the second NSDAP office at Corneliusstraße 10.

Bild Nr. 10 – “So sah die SA 1922 aus”
Translated: “This is what the SA looked like in 1922.” Shows an early group of uniformed SA men marching together.

Bild Nr. 12 – “Adolf Hitler spricht am 15. April 1923 zum deutschen Kampfbund auf der Fröttmaninger Heide bei München”
Translated: “Adolf Hitler speaks on April 15, 1923 to the German Kampfbund on the Fröttmaninger Heath near Munich.” An interesting early mass gathering scene.

Bild Nr. 13 – “Ein Markstein der Bewegung – Coburg 1922”
Translated: “A Milestone of the Movement – Coburg 1922.” Large group photograph featuring numerous men wearing early party armbands and a prominent swastika flag.

Bild Nr. 17 – “Oberwiesenfeld, 1. Mai 1923”
Translated: “Oberwiesenfeld, May 1, 1923.” Early gathering scene with Hitler and another party member standing above an assembled formation carrying standards.

Bild Nr. 19 – “Die ersten 4 Standarten, München 1923 auf dem Marsfeld”
Translated: “The first four standards, Munich 1923 on the Marsfeld.” Shows an early formation with large NSDAP standards.

Bild Nr. 28 – “Barrikaden in München am 9. November 1923 vor dem Kriegsministerium”
Translated: “Barricades in Munich on November 9, 1923 in front of the War Ministry.” Particularly historical image connected with the events of the Beer Hall Putsch, showing armed men and a street barricade.

Bild Nr. 30 – “Marxistische Stadträte werden verhaftet”
Translated: “Marxist city councilors are arrested.” Shows uniformed men, including steel-helmeted personnel, alongside civilians.

Bild Nr. 35 – “Marsch durch Weimar, Juni 1926”
Translated: “March through Weimar, June 1926.” The reverse actually identifies several individuals in the procession from left to right as Schwarz, Hitler, Rosenberg, Heinemann, Feder, Heß and Albrecht.

Bild Nr. 36 – “Ritter von Epp, Der Befreier Münchens vom roten Terror, heute Reichsstatthalter von Bayern”
Portrait of Franz Ritter von Epp in military uniform and steel helmet, displaying numerous decorations.

About the Series

The reverses identify these as:

“Sammelwerk Nr. 8: Deutschland erwacht – Werden, Kampf und Sieg der NSDAP.”

The printed text explains that the cards belonged to the picture groups for the bound Deutschland Erwacht collector work. It also credits SS-Obersturmführer Felix Albrecht with binding and book decoration, Wilfrid Bade with textual design, and Heinrich Hoffmann, the NSDAP’s official photographic reporter, with supplying the extensive photographic material.

These cards were produced as collectible photographic inserts intended to be assembled into albums, making surviving loose examples interesting pieces of 1930s German tobacco-card and political ephemera history.

Highlights

• 11 original period tobacco/cigarette cards
• Deutschland Erwacht series
• Sammelwerk Nr. 8
• Gruppe 30
• Cards numbered 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 28, 30, 35 and 36
• Early Hitler portrait dated 1921
• Early SA imagery from 1922
• Coburg 1922
• Munich 1923
• Oberwiesenfeld gathering
• Early NSDAP standards
• Beer Hall Putsch-related Munich barricade scene
• Weimar 1926 march
• Franz Ritter von Epp portrait
• Numerous period uniforms, steel helmets, armbands, flags and standards
• Detailed German descriptive text printed on the backs

Condition: Very good original collectible condition overall with expected age toning, light handling wear and minor edge/corner wear. Please examine all supplied photographs carefully for exact condition.

An excellent historical grouping for collectors of German cigarette cards, tobacco cards, Deutschland Erwacht albums, early NSDAP history, SA history, Munich political history, Beer Hall Putsch material and 1920s–1930s German photographic ephemera.

Sold as one lot of 11 cards, exactly as shown.

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