Overview
- Brief Narrative
- M1933 uniform kepi with maroon facing of the type issued to enlisted men and non-commissioned officers in the Sturmabteilung [SA], the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party in the Ostland and Westfalen districts of Germany, between 1933 and 1937. The flat topped cap has a first pattern political Reichsadler badge; the second pattern was released in January 1934, but not required of SA members until June 28, 1937. The manufacture of official equipment was monitored by the Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP [National Equipment Quartermaster of the Nazi Party.] After the Nazi regime came to power in 1933, a colored band matching piping and gorgets was added to indicate the SA Gruppe or district from which the unit was drawn. In January 1934, a second pattern eagle was created, but worn primarily by political party leaders until June 28, 1937, when new orders requiring its use by SA members were issued.
- Date
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undated:
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
- Markings
- interior, left, back of hatband, stiff cloth tag : SA – DIENSTMÜTZE / Herst.: 21(stamped, black ink) RZ / M / Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP / A (brown ink) 5579449 (stamped, black ink) [Sturmabteilung Assault Force Uniform Cap / Manufacturer 21 / Reichszeugmeisterei inspection mark / National Equipment Quartermaster of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei]
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Headgear
- Object Type
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Kepis (aat)
- Genre/Form
- Uniforms
- Physical Description
- Light brown twill cloth uniform cap with a flat, circular crown, rigid cylindrical body partially faced with an inset coarse, dark red cloth band, and a stiff, flat cloth covered visor with a curved edge. The red band has 2 red painted vent eyelets on each side, with a die stamped, silver colored, pronged metal badge of a right facing eagle with outspread wings, the talons grasping an oak leaf wreath enclosing a swastika. The bottom two-thirds of the red band is covered by a twill cloth panel with a large, gold colored metal button attached by prongs on the front center. An adjustable, dark brown leather chinstrap rests above the visor, attached by a brown painted metal button on both sides. The interior is lined with woven red-brown cloth, with an orange painted, perforated leather sweatband around the bottom edge. A clear celluloid shield, a blank manufacturer’s label, is stitched to the crown center.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Depth: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, leather, metal, plastic, thread, paper, ink, adhesive
- Inscription
- interior, crown center, lining, stamped, black ink : 57 [size number]
interior, right side, paper tag, typed, black ink : Dienstmütze für SA - Unterführer/Mannsch. / Trageweise 1936-1945. SA - Gruppe: / Ostland - Tannenberg [Uniform Cap for Sturmabteilung - non-commissioned officers/Mannschaftsdienstgrade [enlisted men] Wearing Style 1936 - 1945 SA Group Ostland - Tannenberg]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Uniforms--Germany--History--20th century.
- Corporate Name
- SA (Organization)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The kepi was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-05-23 12:06:24
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Date: 1933-1945
Newsletter
Object
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Book
Object
Paperback book titled, Hitler in der Karikatur der Welt, with black and white political cartoons from around the world depicting Hitler. First published in 1933, the year Hitler came to power, this edition has a page at the front with a ay 5, 1938 quote from the chariman of a Nazi Party inspection commission stating that the NSDAP has no reservations about the publicaiton of teh book.
Book
Object
Book with recipes and articles to help raise a healthy German family hy children. There are several full page advertisments throughout the book for related products and services.
