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Here is your chance to pick up a most attractive badge for an Austrian political party prior to the Anschluss. The case with this example is in great condition with only minor wear from storage. Red felt lining. Badge has great patina and nice enamel work. A stunning piece that would look great on display!The Fatherland Front was the right-wing to far-right nationalist and corporatist ruling political organization of Austria in the 1930’s. It claimed to be a nonpartisan movement, and aimed to unite all the people of Austria, overcoming political and social divisions. Established on 20 May 1933 by Christian Social Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss as the only legally permitted party in the country, it was organised along the lines of Italian Fascism, except that the Fatherland Front was fully aligned with the Catholic Church and did not advocate any racial ideology, as later Italian Fascism did. It advocated Austrian nationalism and independence from Germany on the basis of protecting Austria’s Catholic religious identity from what they considered a Protestant-dominated German state. It was dissolved following the Anschluss.Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
