The Deutscher Tag events were nationalist gatherings in interwar Germany aimed to consolidate the right-wing and völkisch paramilitaries. The most famous held in Coburg in 1922, and in Nürnberg 1923, but it was not the only ones. Later on the NSDAP started to use the term for events as well.
Deutscher Tag in Eisenach (Wartburg Stadt) The first Deutscher Tag event was hosted in Eisenach 5 October 1913. Attending were many of the later leading figures of the Deutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund. There is no record of any other Deutscher Tag events held in Eisenach, but this badge could naturally not have been the one handed out in 1913, much because of the Stahlhelm symbol on the top, as the type of helmet was not even invented in 1913, but later during the war. This could therefore be a sort of commemorative badge issued later, or an unknown event. The lack of dates/year could indicate it was a commemorative badge.
Nationaltag in Kronach, 19 August 1923 Just like the Deutscher Tag in Nürnberg, less than one month later, the Nationaltag in Kronach was held to commemorate a great German victory in the Franco-Prussian War, in this case, the start of the successful Siege of Metz in 1870. Not much is known about this event, more than that it was a big tent nationalist gathering, much like the Deutscher Tag rallies. Needless to say, the term Nationaltag had nothing to do with the national day of Germany or even Bavaria, instead the “National” in Nationaltag should be interpreted as in nationalist.
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