PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1923)

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REICHSPARTEITAG
(NAZI PARTY RALLY)

The Reich's Party Convention Rally, Reichsparteitag or Nurnberg Rallies, as they are better known in English, were the annual celebration and propaganda show piece for the Nazi Party. In the early years (1923 to 1929) it was held on a somewhat ad-hoc basis (money permitting). However in 1933 it became a permanent fixture of the Nazi calendar.

From 1927 onwards all of the rallies were held in Nuremberg, chosen for it's geographical location at the centre of the Reich. The Nazi base was also strong in the city and the local organiser, Julius Streicher, had powerful connections to the local Franconian police force who were also sympathetic to the Nazi cause.

There were two small rallies held in 1923, the first on 27th Jan and the second on 1st and 2nd Sep.

FIRST NAZI PARTY RALLY - MUNICH
(27th Jan 1923)

The 1923 rally was unnamed.

GERMAN DAY RALLY - NÜRNBURG
(1st/2nd Sep 1923)

This rally was known as the 'Deutscher Tag', or German Day and it took place in Nürnburg only two months before the failed Munich Putsch on 8th/9th Nov. The format was to be the blueprint for future rallies with columns of marching veterans, SA and other Nazi groups.

In this video from the Holocaust Museum's website, the local crowds look to be quite enthusiastic, but after several days of street fighting with political opponents, drunkeness and violence they were not so keen for the Nazi's to repeat the event.