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This large format German certificate is in used condition and it concerns a shooting competition for the challenge prize of the district association 'Reichsbahn' in the Reichskolonialbund.Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm.An interesting certificate for the militaria or World War II collection!The ReichskolonialbundThe Kolonialbund (in full: Reichskolonialbund) was a National Socialist organization in Nazi Germany, founded in 1936, whose purpose was to support German colonial ambitions – in other words, to strive to recapture and expand former German colonies in Africa and elsewhere, which Germany had lost after World War I under the Treaty of Versailles.The Kolonialbund had no military or administrative power over colonies (because Germany had none at that time), but functioned as a propaganda and advocacy organization. Its main activities were:Cultivating colonial ideology within the Nazi party and among the wider public. Publishing brochures, magazines and educational materials on the 'necessity' of colonial territories for Germany.Organizing exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations glorifying Germany's colonial past. Networking with former colonial officials, missionaries and entrepreneurs.Article number: 14353

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