November 9, 1923 marks the date of Hitler's attempted Bierkellerputsch
(beer hall putsch) in Munich, his failed attempt to overthrow the
Weimar Republic (in which four Bavarian policemen and a bystander were
killed, in addition to 16 "Putschisten"). The 16 fallen were regarded as the first "blood martyrs" of the NSDAP and were remembered by Hitler in the foreword of Mein Kampf. The Nazi flag they carried, which in the course of events had been stained with blood, came to be known as the Blutfahne (blood flag) and was brought out for the swearing-in of new recruits in front of the Feldherrnhalle when Hitler was in power.
This photograph shows a group of mementos that was offered during the Anniversary - A glass cup given as a
special gift to VIPs and Gauleiters on the 10th anniversary of 9 November
1923. The glass is a solid, heavy glass cup cut with national eagle emblem (in the form of the eagle
on the 9 November Memorial). Also included is a brochure of the 10th anniversary event of the "March to the
Feldherrnhalle".The foreground shows a rare desk piece of the Feldherrnhalle, as a scaled
presentation of the the original Mahnmal in Munich, Germany. From author's own collection.
