Editing Martin Bormann (section)

===Early career===
Bormann took a job with ''Der Nationalsozialist'', a weekly paper edited by Nazi Party member [[Hans Severus Ziegler]], who was deputy ''[[Gauleiter]]'' (party leader) for [[Thuringia]]. After joining the Nazi Party in 1927, Bormann began duties as regional press officer, but his lack of public-speaking skills made him ill-suited to this position. He soon put his organisational skills to use as business manager for the ''[[Gau (country subdivision)|Gau]]'' (region).{{sfn|Lang|1979|pp=45–46}} 

In October 1928, Bormann moved to Munich where he worked in the SA insurance office. Initially the Nazi Party provided coverage through insurance companies for members who were hurt or killed in the frequent violent skirmishes with members of other political parties. As insurance companies were unwilling to pay out claims for such activities, in 1930 Bormann set up the ''Hilfskasse der NSDAP'' (Nazi Party Auxiliary Fund), a benefits and relief fund directly administered by the party. Each party member was required to pay premiums and might receive compensation for injuries sustained while conducting party business. Payments out of the fund were made solely at Bormann's discretion. He began to gain a reputation as a financial expert, and many party members felt personally indebted to him after receiving benefits from the fund.{{sfn|Lang|1979|pp=49–51}} In addition to its stated purpose, the fund was used as a last-resort source of funding for the Nazi Party, which was chronically short of money at that time.{{sfn|Lang|1979|p=60}}{{sfn|McGovern|1968|p=20}} After the Nazi Party's success in the [[1930 German federal election|1930 general election]], where they won 107 seats, party membership grew dramatically.{{sfn|Lang|1979|p=57}} By 1932 the fund was collecting {{Reichsmark|3 million|link=yes}} per year.{{sfn|Lang|1979|p=63}}

Bormann also worked on the staff of the SA from 1928 to 1930, and while there he founded the National Socialist Automobile Corps, precursor to the [[National Socialist Motor Corps]]. The organisation was responsible for co-ordinating the donated use of motor vehicles belonging to party members, and later expanded to training members in automotive skills.{{sfn|Lang|1979|p=55}}