At the end of the transformative and turbulent era that was the Weimar Republic, a partnership emerged that sought to unite diverse political parties under a common banner – the “Nationale Front Deutscher Stände” or the National Front of German Classes in English. In medieval times, only the nobility, clergy and bourgeoisie (patricians) counted as classes. The 17th and 18th century created the classes of officers and officials. The 19th century brought the “fourth” class; the of workers. The “Nationale Front Deutscher Stände” wanted to be the coalition for everyone.
In Freistaat Preußen, March 1932, Graf Westarp had taken the helm of this collaborative effort, uniting the Wirtschaftspartei, christlich-nationaler Landvolkspartei, and “junger Rechten” to form a new coalition. This topic delves into the inception, composition, goals, and relation of the “Nationale Front Deutscher Stände” to the growing National-Socialist movement, illuminating its intentions within the complex interwar German political landscape.…
