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05-29-2023 09:34 AM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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Hi Guys,
Any clues as to what it's made of?
It's heavy for its size.
Thanks,
Danger
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Hi Guys,
I've been searching the internet for a few days and the only thing I can find is a connection to the quote on the plaque.
THERE IS ONLY ONE NOBILITY THE NOBILITY OF WORK.
The Nazis solidified support amongst nationalists and conservatives by presenting themselves as allied with President Paul von Hindenburg, who was considered a war hero of World War I in Germany.[23] On 21 March 1933, special celebrations were held to mark the re-opening of the Reichstag following the Reichstag fire, and the Nazis called this event Potsdam Day. Potsdam Day was used to celebrate military tradition, the Hohenzollern dynasty of Prussia, the sacrifices of World War I and the "hero of Tannenberg," President Hindenburg.[24] The image of Hitler and Hindenburg shaking hands was reproduced on thousands of postcards, representing "the union of the new and old Germany," a way for the Nazis to portray themselves as connected to the aristocratic traditions of the past.[25]
Having organized Potsdam Day to gain conservative support, the Nazis sought to gain the support of workers by declaring May Day, a day celebrated by organized labour, to be a paid holiday named the "Day of National Work" and held celebrations on 1 May 1933 to honour German workers.[26] The regime believed that the only way to avoid a repeat of the disaster of 1918 was to secure workers' support for the German government.[26] The regime also insisted through propaganda that all Germans take part in the May Day celebrations, not just workers, in the hope that this would help break down class hostility between workers and burghers.[27] Songs in praise of labour and workers were played by state radio throughout May Day 1933, as well as an airshow in Berlin and fireworks.[27] The Nazis added strongly nationalist themes to the celebrations, and Hitler spoke of workers as patriots who had built Germany's industrial strength and had honourably served in the war, while claiming that they had been oppressed under economic liberalism.[28] Hitler praised the virtues of labor, and was quoted in the Völkischer Beobachter as declaring that "I only acknowledge one nobility—that of labour."[29] The event proved convincing, as the next day the Berliner Morgenpost, a newspaper which had been associated with the political left in the past, praised the regime's May Day celebrations.[28] At the same time, however, the Nazis sought to destroy independent working class organizations, seeing them as incompatible with the trans-class unity of the Volksgemeinschaft. On 2 May 1933, one day after the celebrations, the trade union movement was banned, and "stormtroopers sealed off and took over the operations of the socialist Free Trade Unions and incorporated them into what became the German Labor Front".
I'm guessing the plaque was made to endorse the quote, however I'm unsure if it was given as an award or sold as something to hang on the wall?
I can't find another one anywhere on the internet.
I can see Hans Retzbach made other plaques and bustes of Hitler.
There's some other art out there too.
This has me stumped.
Thanks,
Danger
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Hi,
I hope they are. They match others I've seen
The only thing im unsure of is the plaque.
Cheers,
Danger
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