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Reich
1919-1945
German Veteran Organizations
Stahlhelm, Soldatenbund, DRKB, NSRKB, NSKOV
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History of the DKB
- DRKB - NSRKB
The
DRKB, Deutscher Reichskriegerbund (German National Association
of Veterans) was formed during WWI and was based on the
DKB, Deutscher Kriegerbund (German Veterans Association),
originally formed after the war of 1870-71. The K in the
initials also referred to the Kyffhäuser
mountain where a large war memorial had been erected. The
goal of the association was to preserve the morale and comradeship
of former soldiers and to financially assist its members
if needed. Uniform and headgear regulations introduced
prior to 1933 were politicized in 1936 and again in 1938
to incorporate the swastika into the design of their logo.
The DRKB was renamed NS-RKB, Nationalsozialistische-Reichskriegerbund,
(National Socialist-State Soldiers League) by the Nazi Party
on March 29th 1938 which combined most of the earlier veterans
associations into one national organization. |
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