The Nuremberg Party Day Badge (German: ''Das Nürnberger Parteiabzeichen von 1929'') was a highly revered political decoration of the

Nazi Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...

(NSDAP). It was the second badge recognised as a national award of the party. Das Nürnberger Parteiabzeichen von 1929

Also known as the "1929 Nürnberg Party Badge", the badge was awarded to those Nazi Party members who had attended the national rally in the city of Nuremberg. A special honour badge, the Party through regulations of 6 November 1936, established the badge for the 4th ''Reichsparteitage der NSDAP'' (4th National Party Day) in Nuremberg of 1-4 August 1929. Permission to wear the Nuremberg Party Badge was granted by the ''

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'' (Senior district leader). The wearing of the badge could be withdrawn by Hitler and the chief of the Nazi Party Chancellery, Martin Bormann. After the founding of

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, the Nuremberg Party Day Badge took on a symbol of the "Old Guard" and was frequently displayed by high-ranking leaders, including

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(who normally did not wear an excess of NSDAP awards) at subsequent Nuremberg rallies. The badge was to be worn on the left breast side of a uniform. It measured 21mm wide by 48mm high; it showed the

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at the top with the word "Nürnberg" under it. An eagle sitting on top of a helmet was in the center with the inscriptions "1914-1919" and "N.S.D.A.P. 1929 Partei Tag" around it. In November 1936, Hitler gave new "orders" for the "Orders and Awards" to be bestowed. The top NSDAP awards are listed in this order: 1. Coburg Badge; 2. Nuremberg Party Badge of 1929; 3. SA Treffen at Brunswick 1931; 4.

Golden Party Badge __NOTOC__ The Golden Party Badge (german: Goldenes Parteiabzeichen) was an award authorised by Adolf Hitler in a decree in October 1933. It was a special award given to all Nazi Party members who had, as of 9 November 1933, registered numbers fr ...

; 5. The

Blood Order The Blood Order (german: Blutorden), officially known as the "Decoration in Memory (of the Munich putsch) of 9 November 1923" (), was one of the most prestigious decorations in the Nazi Party (NSDAP). During March 1934, Hitler authorized the Bl ...

; followed by the Gau badges and the Golden HJ Badge.Dombrowski, Hanns (1940), ''Orders, Ehrenzeichen und Titel''.

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* *{{cite book , last = Doehle , first = Heinrich , title = Medals & Decorations of the Third Reich: Badges, Decorations, Insignia , publisher = Reddick Enterprises , year = 1995 , orig-year = 1943 , isbn = 0962488348 Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany