Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten

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Der Stahlhelm,
Bund der Frontsoldaten

The logo of the organization
Original flag of the organization
Named after	Stahlhelm
Merged into	Sturmabteilung
Successor	Der Stahlhelm – Kampfbund für Europa (1951-2000)
Formation	25 December 1918; 106 years ago (1918-12-25)
Founder	Franz Seldte[1]
Founded at	Magdeburg
Dissolved	7 November 1935; 89 years ago (1935-11-07) (as Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher frontkämpfer-Bund (Stahlhelm))
Type	Ex-servicemen's organization
Purpose	Maintain peace and order and foster comradeship founded in the field.
Headquarters	Berlin
Origins	End of World War I and the German Revolution of 1918
Area served	Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1935)
Membership	1,500,000 (1933 est.)
Federal Leader	Franz Seldte
Deputy Leader	Theodor Duesterberg
Key people	August von Mackensen
Publication	Der Stahlhelm Die Standarte
Subsidiaries	Jungstahlhelm Ringstahlhelm Scharnhorst Stahlhelm-Landsturm
Affiliations	Deutschnationale Volkspartei

Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten (German: 'The Steel Helmet, League of Front-Line Soldiers'), commonly known as Der Stahlhelm ('The Steel Helmet'), was a revanchist ex-serviceman's association formed in Germany after the First World War. While claiming inspiration from Italian fascism, and excluding Jewish veterans, as supporters of a Hohenzollern restoration members distinguished themselves from Hitler's National Socialists under whom their clubs were eventually suppressed. After the Second World War, a Stahlhelm network was re-established in West Germany. Following a history of supporting fringe nationalist parties, the last functioning local association dissolved itself in 2000.