There was no fake small GPB in the grouping, at least not at the time Barry Turk sold the grouping on Emedals for 13,900.00.
There was also no DK or Wehrmacht breast eagle either.
UPDATE on Fritz Eitel:
After a bit of research, it was discovered that Fritz Eitel had been a member of the SS, a Gau level Redner (Speaker), an Engineer, and Mayor of Mainz-Ginsheim from 1933-1939.
In July of 1932 Fritz Eitel was severely wounded while on propaganda duty at a train station by 200 Communists. Even though the Party was extremely low on funds due to the 1932 elections, Martin Bormann personally allocated NSDAP HilfKasse so Fritz could have the multiple surgeries needed for his nearly fatal wounds. The wounds had been to his eye, face and torso. This explains why Fritz could not have attended the 1932 Coburg reunion and only received his Coburg Badge in 1933 at the second reunion in Coburg and attended by other members who could not travel to the 1932 event. This also explains why Fritz only received the BO 2nd pattern and not 1st pattern, he was not in the Putsch of 1923.
For some reason Fritz requested replacement for both sizes of GBP a total of 4 times, the last being in 1943. Fritz was a avid fisherman too, responsible for setting up a fishing area for his community in 1938.
Fritz was a true "Old Fighter" with Hitler practically from the beginning of the Movement.
IMO Fritz's career never truly rebounded from the 1932 attack and from that point onward, Fritz only played a minor roll in the NSDAP history. It is unknown when Fritz passed away or if he survived the war. At the 1938 Coburg Reunion, Fritz received a special Honor Pokal for his role in the battle and loyalty to the Party. This Pokal was put up for auction several years ago, but the reserve was not met and the Pokal was not sold.
In the early days, Fritz was somewhat of a hot head and he made local news in 1931 by this reactionary stunt:
In connection with the withdrawal of French occupation troops on 30 June 1930 in Mainz was an initiative to build a memorial for the former Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann, whose understanding and reconciliation policy Mainz owed the premature end of the occupation. Despite difficult financing could be done in 1931, the inauguration of the monument. It consisted of a 24 meter wide and 9 meters deep system whose central part reached a height of 7.5 meters. Inside stood a bust Stresemann and turned in front of the middle part, the Rhine, almost 5 meters high imperial eagle.
The inauguration took place in the presence of Reichsau-ßenministers Curtius, the widow and the sons Stresemann and numerous public figures. Despite extensive security measures occurred during the ceremony to an incident when the SS man Fritz Eitel rushed suddenly to the microphone and called out, "Germany awake!"
After the "seizure of power" there were rumors that spoke of a termination of the memorial by the Nazis quickly. This had attempted to denigrate even before the "seizure of power" Stresemann as "fulfillment politicians". Although demolition plans were initially denied by officials, joined the new rulers in 1933 the monument to the public. In the years 1936-1938 took place then the complete demolition of the memorial. google translation
There was also no DK or Wehrmacht breast eagle either.
UPDATE on Fritz Eitel:
After a bit of research, it was discovered that Fritz Eitel had been a member of the SS, a Gau level Redner (Speaker), an Engineer, and Mayor of Mainz-Ginsheim from 1933-1939.
In July of 1932 Fritz Eitel was severely wounded while on propaganda duty at a train station by 200 Communists. Even though the Party was extremely low on funds due to the 1932 elections, Martin Bormann personally allocated NSDAP HilfKasse so Fritz could have the multiple surgeries needed for his nearly fatal wounds. The wounds had been to his eye, face and torso. This explains why Fritz could not have attended the 1932 Coburg reunion and only received his Coburg Badge in 1933 at the second reunion in Coburg and attended by other members who could not travel to the 1932 event. This also explains why Fritz only received the BO 2nd pattern and not 1st pattern, he was not in the Putsch of 1923.
For some reason Fritz requested replacement for both sizes of GBP a total of 4 times, the last being in 1943. Fritz was a avid fisherman too, responsible for setting up a fishing area for his community in 1938.
Fritz was a true "Old Fighter" with Hitler practically from the beginning of the Movement.
IMO Fritz's career never truly rebounded from the 1932 attack and from that point onward, Fritz only played a minor roll in the NSDAP history. It is unknown when Fritz passed away or if he survived the war. At the 1938 Coburg Reunion, Fritz received a special Honor Pokal for his role in the battle and loyalty to the Party. This Pokal was put up for auction several years ago, but the reserve was not met and the Pokal was not sold.
In the early days, Fritz was somewhat of a hot head and he made local news in 1931 by this reactionary stunt:
In connection with the withdrawal of French occupation troops on 30 June 1930 in Mainz was an initiative to build a memorial for the former Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann, whose understanding and reconciliation policy Mainz owed the premature end of the occupation. Despite difficult financing could be done in 1931, the inauguration of the monument. It consisted of a 24 meter wide and 9 meters deep system whose central part reached a height of 7.5 meters. Inside stood a bust Stresemann and turned in front of the middle part, the Rhine, almost 5 meters high imperial eagle.
The inauguration took place in the presence of Reichsau-ßenministers Curtius, the widow and the sons Stresemann and numerous public figures. Despite extensive security measures occurred during the ceremony to an incident when the SS man Fritz Eitel rushed suddenly to the microphone and called out, "Germany awake!"
After the "seizure of power" there were rumors that spoke of a termination of the memorial by the Nazis quickly. This had attempted to denigrate even before the "seizure of power" Stresemann as "fulfillment politicians". Although demolition plans were initially denied by officials, joined the new rulers in 1933 the monument to the public. In the years 1936-1938 took place then the complete demolition of the memorial. google translation
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