A Golden Nsdap Party Badge To Adolf Rammer; Ss-Untersturmführer

Small Golden Party Badge in gilded bronze and enamels, measuring 23. 63 mm, numbered “82655”, marked “Ges.Gesch.”, worn, very fine

Footnote: Adolf Rammer was born on March 10, 1907 in Linz, Austria, where he grew up to work as a boatbuilder. Rammer was evidently an early believer in the fascist movement, joining the Hitler Youth as early as 1922 when it was still known as the Nationalsozialistische Arbeiterjugend (National Socialist Worker’s Youth). His formal entry into the NSDAP happened in 1928 as member no. 82,655. That year also saw him affiliate himself with the SA, but already in 1930 he switched to the SS. It needs to be remembered that while Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Austria would not be part of that development until the so called Anschluss (annexation) in 1938. Rammer quickly climbed the ranks and was promoted to Untersturmführer, working with Ernst Kaltenbrunner who would go on to become the Chief of the Reich Main Security Office in the rank of Obergruppenführer and General of the Police and the Waffen-SS.

Rammer had to put his activities for the SS on hold between 1936 and late 1937 due to family commitments. According to his official statement he had to look after his parents and siblings. In early 1938 he resumed his post. Unfortunately there is no information about his life after this point, with one exception: In early 1942 he applied for another small NSDAP honour badge as he had lost his original. His request was granted in May.