The context of the term Kampfzeit can be traced back to the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic. The term was mostly used by the NSDAP to commemorate the partys years of struggle, before the Machtübernahme in January 1933.
This site is strictly non-political, but a historical archive for knowledge about the period, through the original documents, photos, badges and such.

The Blood Order
History and Recipient Documentation
A full documentation of the 1485/1500 known recipients of the first pattern Blood Order, including many rare items and photographs.
Price: 60 € excl. shipping

Kampfzeit Volume I
The Völkisch Movement
The first volume, out of five. Covering the very first years of the German Völkisch organizations from the early 1900s until the foundation of the DAP in 1919.
This volume is planned to be published in late 2026.

Kampfzeit Volume II
The NSDAP 1919-1933
The second volume, out of five.
This volume covers the beginning of the NSDAP, the time of the ban and the reorganization in 1925 up until early 1933.
This volume is planned to be published in early 2027.
The Kampfzeit Archive
The Kampfzeit Archive offers an unique insight in rare items from the era. The items showcased on this website is the property of the site owners, some of them cannot be seen or found anywhere else.
Become a member at the Kampfzeit forum here. The membership is completely free and is also used to read articles and fully access all the contents in the archive.

Latest articles
- The Blood Order Book

- The workers’ movement in Austria-Hungary

- The Völkisch Youth Movement

- National Socialism in Austria

- Frontkriegerbund

- The Bootleggers – paving the way for the RZM

- The first SA-badge

- Deutscher Tag in Nürnberg 1923 – The Rehearsal

- Eiserne Schar Berthold

- Wehrverband Reichsflagge

- Völkischer Bund “Altreichsflagge”

- Bund Reichskriegsflagge

- Reichsparteitag in Weimar 1926

- Bund Oberland

- The Beer Hall Putsch, 8-9 November 1923

- The Samurai Blackshirt

- The Völkisch movement – from nudism to nazism

- Deutscher Tag in Bayreuth 30 September 1923

- Verband Nationalgesinnter Soldaten

