Here are the set of pictures(actually postcards)that was discussed in another thread I started looking for an SA sturm location. Hope you like them and if anyone knows of any info about this particular funeral please share.

Fritziii

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This may be a stupid question - so apologies if it annoys anyone. But were the deceased's dagger or sword buried with them? i know Eicke was burried with his, but that may have been more to keep it out of Russian hands.

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Originally posted by fritziii:
Here are the set of pictures(actually postcards)that was discussed in another thread I started looking for an SA sturm location. Hope you like them and if anyone knows of any info about this particular funeral please share.

Fritziii

Reutte is in the Tirol, that is to say, the portion of nowadays Austria that abuts Switzerland. Hence, this funeral was after March 1938, and granted to appearance of things, well after, same date. You could likely write to someone in the Heimatmuseum there and ask them, or write to other Austrian locales interested in local history in the III. Reich. As to daggers, this man, if he was the Kreisleiter or some other figure, did not have a daggger.

My guess would be that this is a wartime funeral for a regionally high ranking NSDAP leader--possibly someone who was serving in the military at the time. You can see that the NSDAP leaders are wearing the 1939 and later style insignia.
Erich

very nice pictures you've got there.

Hard to see what the Visor cap on the casket is, but that may lend us a clue.

When I get a chance this week I'll see if I can scan a closeup of the hat.

Fritziii

I was scanning around the pics and \I think I found a name.

Fritziii

Looks like a Party Leader's grave.

Certainly a Parteigenosse (Pg) - I wonder if the wreath banners have any more clues if enlarged?

Stephan, Eric,
I'll take some closeup scans this weekend and see what I can find to post.

Fritziii

Stephan,
I couldn't get anything lear on the wreaths, just a coupple spots were you can make out NSDAP, I did get a somewhat decent scan of the side view of the cap on the casket.

Fritziii

Also i see the black armband that i found in a political tunic..it was worn on the arm covering or put around the swastica from a family menber?because not all were wearing it just the paul bearers...Pretty nice pictures...i wander how much one of the black armbads would go for?since i have a nice original...cool when you find it in the pocket....

Mike,
Not sure how much it would be worth. Here is a closeup of it in wear, notice that it looks like thin material, you can see thru it.

Fritziii

Looks like the funeral of Pg. St... Eduard.I can't make out the first name.

Looks like it could be 'Storf' or 'Starf'?

Regards
Russell

Pic 15 shows 'x' marks the spot in this pic for perhaps, the late widow?

Regards
Russell

Hi,thanks for the inlarge picture..Its made of nylon it streches!here are the items that i found in the pocket,tooth pick parts of a cig pack...i wonder if anyone else has one in there collection?

The cool thing is It came out of a Political Brown shirt?I have it displayed in my room..i might put the armbad on it?The ones in the picture are all wearing the dress tunics?well i got a group of political items that were all from the same guy,and i had a tunic That came with it..maybe he put it in the PL shirt?