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The [[Stahlhelm]] was founded at the end of 1918 partly by [[Franz Seldte]] in the city of [[Magdeburg]]. Its journal, ''Stahlhelm'', was edited by Count [[Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal]], later hanged for his part in the [[July 20 plot]]. The organization was a rallying point for [[nationalism|nationalistic]] and anti-Weimar elements. Within the organization a worldview oriented toward the prior imperial regime predominated. Jewish veterans were denied admission and formed a separate ''[[Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten]]''. From 1924 on, in several subsidiary organizations, new recruits and veterans with front line experience would provide a standing armed force in support of the ''[[Reichswehr]]'' beyond the 100,000 allowed by the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. With 500,000 members in 1930, the Stahlhelm was the largest paramilitary organization of Weimar Germany. | The [[Stahlhelm]] was founded at the end of 1918 partly by [[Franz Seldte]] in the city of [[Magdeburg]]. Its journal, ''Stahlhelm'', was edited by Count [[Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal]], later hanged for his part in the [[July 20 plot]]. The organization was a rallying point for [[nationalism|nationalistic]] and anti-Weimar elements. Within the organization a worldview oriented toward the prior imperial regime predominated. Jewish veterans were denied admission and formed a separate ''[[Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten]]''. From 1924 on, in several subsidiary organizations, new recruits and veterans with front line experience would provide a standing armed force in support of the ''[[Reichswehr]]'' beyond the 100,000 allowed by the [[Treaty of Versailles]]. With 500,000 members in 1930, the Stahlhelm was the largest paramilitary organization of Weimar Germany. | ||
Financing was provided by the [[Deutschen Herrenklub]], the [[Ostelbien]] landed gentyr, and like-minded entrepreneurs. | |||
In 1929 the Stahlhelm joined the [[Volksentscheid gegen den Young-Plan]] to demonstrate against the [[Young Plan]]. The Stahlhelm joined the [[DNVP]], [[NSDAP]] and [[Alldeutscher Verband]] to form the [[Harzburger Front]], which was a united right-wing front against the Weimar Republic. | In 1929 the Stahlhelm joined the [[Volksentscheid gegen den Young-Plan]] to demonstrate against the [[Young Plan]]. The Stahlhelm joined the [[DNVP]], [[NSDAP]] and [[Alldeutscher Verband]] to form the [[Harzburger Front]], which was a united right-wing front against the Weimar Republic. | ||
