An interesting, scarce set of 3x Ausweis für aktive den Reichsparteitag 1937, 1938 & 1939 for the same person! Hermann Hoffmann served with the Werkschar of the DAF. Includes 2x photographs and an extra paper ticket of an Appell der Politischen Leiter (1937). The last Reichsparteitag was scheduled to be held in September 1939 in Nürnberg but this was obviously cancelled after war’s outbreak!
- 1937: The 9th Party Congress was called the “Rally of Labour” (Reichsparteitag der Arbeit, September 6–13). It celebrated the reduction of unemployment in Germany since the Nazi rise to power.
- 1938: The 10th Party Congress was named the “Rally of Greater Germany” (Reichsparteitag Großdeutschland, September 5–12). This was due to the annexation of Austria to Germany that had taken place earlier in the year.
- 1939: The 11th Party Congress, scheduled for September 2–11, was given the name “Rally of Peace” (Reichsparteitag des Friedens). It was meant to reiterate the German desire for peace, both to the German population and to other countries. It was cancelled at short notice, as one day before the planned date, on September 1, Germany began its offensive against Poland (which ignited World War II) in Europe.
