It only lasted from 5 January until 24 February Paul Tafel. Drexler's wish was for a political party which was both in touch with the masses and nationalist. Having no formal education or career prospects, he tried to remain in the army for as long as possible. While Hitler was initially unimpressed by the meetings and found them disorganised, he enjoyed the discussion that took place. On the orders of his army superiors, Hitler applied to join the party.
In less than a week, Hitler received a postcard stating he had officially been accepted as a member and he should come to a committee meeting to discuss it. Hitler attended the committee meeting held at the run-down Altes Rosenbad beer-house. Further, Hitler was allowed to stay in the army and receive his weekly pay of 20 gold marks. It was in January when a numeration was issued for the first time and listed in alphabetical order Hitler received the number In reality, he had been the 55th member, but the counting started at the number in order to make the party appear larger.
During , the DAP set out an explicit program of being nationalistic, anti-Semitic, and anti-Marxist. Hitler's considerable oratory and propaganda skills were appreciated by the party leadership as crowds began to flock to hear his speeches during — Such was the popularity of Hitler's speaking skills, the party began charging an entry fee for visitors to hear his speeches.
Hitler preferred that role as he saw himself as the drummer for a national cause. He saw propaganda as the way to bring nationalism to the public. The small number of party members were quickly won over to Hitler's political beliefs. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Predecessor of the Nazi Party. German Workers' Party. Politics of Germany Political parties Elections.
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