[B278, B279]

Connecting the Nazis to the past was a curious exercise. To some Nazis, the Nazi "revolution" meant a focus on the future, but most seemed to accept the theoretical and practical imperative to link the present regime with a mythical and desirable past. It was theoretical because right wing ideology opposes the notions of socialist and communist "progress". It was also practical because millions of recently urbanized Germans felt alienated in the rapidly industrializing cities. The Nazis offered visions of rural and pastoral authenticity, even though they could never go beyond state-sponsored holidays. After all, the Nazis needed those workers to build the armaments and ammunition for the impending war.

Above you see a stamp of "The Greater German Empire"; it equates a soldier of the Wermacht with a traditional hunter.

 [B171]

A medieval knight is now a Nazi knight! The sense of tradition is reinforced with the image of a traditional farmer in the background. No mechanization here!

Daimler and Mozart were Nazis? Well, of course not, but it didn't hurt to emphasize the larger German cultural tradition - a tradition that now included National Socialism.