Blutfahne

Blood flag was the official name for that copy of the swastika flag, which when attempted Hitler coup against the national government, the march called by the Nazis on the Feldherrenhalle in Munich on 9 November 1923 was carried by the followers of Hitler. It was made into a cult object of the NSDAP.

The term already used in the Holy Roman Empire of the blood flag captured the Nazi party for their rituals.

Formation

When the US-led Hitler and Ludendorff attempted coup on 9 November 1923 in Munich, it came to the residence street in front of Feldherrenhalle an exchange of fire with the Bavarian police, in which 16 National Socialists, four policemen and an uninvolved passerby died. Supposedly soaked the blood of this shot SA men Bauriedl Andreas, Anton Heche Berger and Lorenz Ritter von Stransky - Griffenfeld a swastika flag, which was carried by Heinrich Wilhelm Trambauer. This took refuge after the battle in the house of a friend. Trambauer hid the flag up to Hitler's release from prison in 1924, after which he handed it to Hitler. The flag got a new rod and lace, as well as a plaque on which the names of the killed SA men were engraved.

On July 4, 1926, the Blood Flag of Hitler was the SS - Reichsführer Joseph Berchtold handed over and entrusted this for safekeeping. This had himself and his organization, the SS organization submit to the Supreme SA Leadership.

Use as a relic

With the blood flag were based on medieval traditions from 1926 on all party conferences by touching all party flags and SS Standard " consecrated ". Between the party days, the relic in memory of the " martyrs " to 1931 was kept in the " Hall of Fame of SA" in the office of the NSDAP in Munich, then in the "Red Flag Hall " of the Brown House. In all the ceremonies and parades, the blood flag was basically by Jakob Grimminger, the participant was November 9, 1923 at the Munich Putsch and was last appointed to the rank of " SS Standard Leader" as the official carrier of the blood flag, or Heinrich Wilhelm Trambauer († 1942 ) worn.

The blood flag was not, as is often claimed, last seen in public at the funeral of Adolf Wagner, Gauleiter of Munich- Upper Bavaria in April 1944.

The last time in public, the flag was used in the convocation ceremony of the Volkssturm on 18 October 1944. The ceremony was performed by Himmler, were present, among others, Keitel, Guderian, Lammers and Bormann.