Editing German Workers' Party (section)

=== Origins ===
On 5 January 1919, the German Workers' Party (DAP) was founded in [[Munich]] in the hotel Fürstenfelder Hof by [[Anton Drexler]],{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|p=82}} along with [[Dietrich Eckart]], [[Gottfried Feder]] and [[Karl Harrer]]. It developed out of the ''Freien Arbeiterausschuss für einen guten Frieden'' (Free Workers' Committee for a Good Peace) league, a branch of which Drexler had founded in 1918.{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|p=82}} Thereafter in 1918, Harrer (a journalist and member of the [[Thule Society]]), convinced Drexler and several others to form the ''[[Politischer Arbeiterzirkel]]'' (Political Workers' Circle).{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|p=82}} The members met periodically for discussions with themes of [[nationalism]] and [[antisemitism]].{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|p=82}} Drexler was encouraged to form the DAP in December 1918 by his mentor, Dr. Paul Tafel. Tafel was a leader of the [[Alldeutscher Verband]] ([[Pan-Germanism|Pan-Germanist]] Union), a director of the [[MAN SE|Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg]] and a member of the Thule Society. Drexler's wish was for a political party which was both in touch with the masses and [[nationalist]]. When the DAP was founded in January 1919, Drexler was elected chairman and Harrer was made Reich Chairman, an honorary title.{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|pp=82, 83}} On 17 May, only ten members were present at the meeting, and a later meeting in August only noted 38 members attending.{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|p=83}} The members were mainly Drexler's colleagues from the Munich railway yards.{{sfn|Kershaw|2008|p=83}}