Its precursor, the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920. The Nazi Party emerged from the extremist German nationalist (" Völkisch nationalist "), racist, and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against communist uprisings in post– World War I Germany. [13] . More @Wikipedia
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