Extremely Rare Early Austrian “Gausturmtag” Event Badge 1932

*Beautiful badge, and rarely found, and in mint condition and Marked on the rear for Jos. Mayr Linz a. D. on the reverse. A special metal badge was minted for participants. It depicted an edelweiss flower with a blackened swastika lying across it, along with the inscription “5 JUNE 1932 – GAUSTURM UPPER AUSTRIA.”
This badge was only awarded for the event, and could not be purchased. *

These early Austrian political and paramilitary rally badges are highly sought after by collectors because they pre-date and document the early, aggressive expansion period of the NSDAP's paramilitary wings outside Germany

On June 5, 1932, the so-called “Gausturmtag” of the Austrian NSDAP in Upper Austria took place in Linz. It was a large paramilitary event organized by the banned SA/SS and attended by around 12,000 National Socialist supporters.
Participants: An estimated 12,000 people took part, about 4,000 of whom appeared in uniform.
The march took place, among other locations, in Linz’s Volksgarten. Despite the large number of participants and the high state of military readiness, the gathering reportedly remained peaceful according to police reports, without the serious clashes that had been feared.
The prohibited demonstration displayed the strength of the National Socialist movement in the region. A noteworthy detail was the participation of around 160 soldiers (mostly artillerymen) in civilian clothing, indicating National Socialist influence within the Austrian Federal Army in Linz. *

Historical documents and reports of the Federal Police Directorate of Linz from this period can be consulted in the Upper Austrian Provincial Archives and the Archive of Adult Education Centers.
Newspapers / 1932 [1807 - ULB: Digital - University of Innsbruck
3 Jun 2026 — The total number of participants in the National Socialist Gausturmtag is estimated at 12,000, of whom about 4,000 were in uniform.