During the 1930's, Grimminger rose to become a Colonel in the German
SS. He gained notoriety after being selected to become the bearer of
the esteemed "Blood Flag" which was the Nazi banner used in a 1923 coup
attempt against the Bavarian government. The flag, as claimed, had been
splatered with the blood of those killed on that day. Grimminger was
also a City Council Member in Munich. After World War II, most of
Grimminger's assests were seized by the Allied De-Nazification Court,
and he died in poverty in the 1970s.
