Small flyer. 1 page. No Date [1936] 23x15 cm. In German. Single sided flyer of the German-American Bund (Friends ofthe New Germany), with program for four gatherings in June; letterhead includescenterpiece Swastika and address for the German-American Bund, with facsimilesignature of J. [James] Wheeler-Hill, Ortsgruppen-Leiter New York, withSieg-Heil! in bold letters at bottom of announcement. Includes programlistings for different days in June, mostly speeches and gatherings at theYorkville Casino, and elsewhere in New York City. James Wheeler Hill was atthis time local branch leader, and later national secretary, of theGerman-American Bund. As both German-American Bund and Friends of the NewGermany simultaneously appear on this sheet, though undated as per the year,this flyer must be dated either 1935 or 1936, when the Friends of the NewGermany was being dissolved into the newly formed German-American Bund. The2012 Encyclopedia Brittanica describes the group as follows: TheGerman-American Bund, also called (193335) Friends Of The New Germany,American pro-Nazi, quasi-military organization that was most active in theyears immediately preceding the United States entry into World War II. TheBunds members were mostly American citizens of German ancestry. Theorganization received covert guidance and financial support from the Germangovernment. Military drill and related activities were provided for adults andyouths at Bund-maintained camps: Camp Siegfried, Yaphank, N.Y.; Camp Nordland,Andover, N.J.; Deutschhorst Country Club, Sellersville, Pa.; and elsewhere.Anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi elements in the United States generally supported theBund. The Bund included self-designated storm troopers, who affected theuniforms of the German Nazi SA. Mass rallies were held at such sites as MadisonSquare Garden in New York City. In 1939 the Bunds total membership was about20,000. In 1939 the Bunds national leader, Fritz Julius Kuhn, was prosecutedfor grand larceny (misappropriating Bund money) and forgery; in 1940 itsnational secretary, James Wheeler-Hill, was convicted of perjury. After theUnited States entry into World War II, the Bund disintegrated. Subjects:German-American Bund. Anti-semitism. Not listed on OCLC. Light ageing to outeredges, otherwise fine condition. (LB-5-13) Xx
