GERMAN WWII DR ALFRED MEYERS VISOR PEAK CAP, GAULEITER RANK

A highly important piece, being the red piped High Ranking Gauleiters cap of the Gauleiter of North Westphalia from 1931 to 1945. The cap itself constructed in the canvas brown political material. Gauleitung wine red piping to the upper and lower sections of the velvet centre band, also the full circumference of the crown. Some very tiny weevil nips to the crown itself and to the red piping. The velvet centre band has some puckering to the band mainly on the left-hand side. Fitted with the standard Political Insignia of Gilded Eagle, which is slight toned, Matching all gilded metallic Political Wreath with double enamelled red and black central Cockade. Standard Political gold cap cord with gold Political side buttons. To the interior of the cap with its mid tan leather sweatband showing very little wear use. Gold heavily weaved lined interior with an undamaged centre celluloid lozenge, to the lower edge of the lozenge on a small slip of paper placed in the name tag box Gauleiter Dr A. Meyer. On turning down the sweatband the original RZM tuchmutze label is revealed in excellent condition. An important piece of headdress for a full biography of Alfred Meyer view online, Meyer joined the NSADAP in April 1928, rapidly rising in ranks, in 1930 he became a member of the Reichstag and in 1931 Gauleiter in North Westphalia. He held many other posts within the NSDAP and was an honorary SA Gruppenfuhrer and following an SA Obengruppenfuhrer. September 1939 he was Chief of Civil Administration in the west in May 1940 he was appointed aching Reich Defence Commissioner for Military District 7. In 1941 he became State Secretary and Deputy to Alfred Rosenberg in the Reich Ministry for the occupied Eastern Territories. Mayer also attend the Wannsee Conference otherwise known as the Final Solution. Meyer was found dead on 11th April 1945 by the River Weser, cause of death suicide. The cap is of a small size, viewing the photographs of Meyer in 1941, it can clearly be seen he has a head size of small proportions. This cap was bought back to the UK by a British veteran the area of north Westphalia was in the British Zone of occupation.

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