... often refer to farmers in his speeches. This support from farmers was a massive contribution at this time as 65% of the Bavarian population were farmers. Falter backs this up further by saying that the middle class was over-represented. Later in the period 1930-33, the NSDAP began to gain much more support from the "new" "middle class" like clerks and pensioners. This further enhances the importance of the Mittlestand. Professionals such as teachers and police officers also began to join. However, I also know that the Nazi party was not solely middle-class. This is made apparent by the importance of both the lower and upper classes. Fischer states that 40% of the voters and 60% of SA membership came from workers; SA is over represented. Falter says that the workers voted NSDAP rather than KPD or SPD. This clearly shows that the working classes were crucial to Nazi support even if they were ...

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