Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten

Der Stahlhelm,
Bund der Frontsoldaten
	The logo of the organization
	Original flag of the organization
Named after	Stahlhelm
Merged into	Sturmabteilung
Formation	25 December 1918
Founder	Franz Seldte
Founded at	Magdeburg
Dissolved	7 November 1935; (as Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher frontkämpfer-Bund (Stahlhelm))
Type	Ex-servicemen's organization
Purpose	Maintain peace and order and foster comradeship founded in the field.
Headquarters	Berlin
Origins	End of World War I and the German Revolution of 1918
Area served	Weimar Republic (1918–1933); Nazi Germany (1933–1935)
Membership	1,500,000 (1933 est.)
Federal Leader	Franz Seldte
Deputy Leader	Theodor Duesterberg
Key people	August von Mackensen
Publication	Der Stahlhelm; Die Standarte;
Subsidiaries	Jungstahlhelm; Ringstahlhelm; Scharnhorst; Stahlhelm-Landsturm;
Affiliations	Deutschnationale Volkspartei

Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten (German: 'The Steel Helmet, League of Front-Line Soldiers'), commonly known as Der Stahlhelm ('The Steel Helmet'), was a German First World War veteran's organisation existing from 1918 to 1935. In the late days of the Weimar Republic, it was closely affiliated to the monarchist German National People's Party (DNVP), placed at party gatherings in the position of armed security guards (Saalschutz).^[2]

^ Stackelberg (2007). The Routledge Companion to Nazi Germany, p. 243.
^ "Parteien und Verbände in der Weimarer Republik" [Parties and Associations in the Weimar Republic]. Regionalmuseum Bad Frankenhausen (in German). Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[1] Stackelberg (2007). The Routledge Companion to Nazi Germany, p. 243.

[2] "Parteien und Verbände in der Weimarer Republik" [Parties and Associations in the Weimar Republic]. Regionalmuseum Bad Frankenhausen (in German). Retrieved October 9, 2023.

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