Jakob Grimminger was a German Nazi Party and Schutzstaffel (SS) member. As the official standard-bearer of the Blutfahne, an iconic flag of the Nazi movement that had become bloodstained during the Munich Putsch in 1923, Grimminger often appeared close to Hitler in photographs and during ceremonies.
Adolf Hitler at the SA parade in Nuremberg, September 1935. Franz Pfeffer von Salomon and Hermann Göring stand to the left; SS-Sturmbannführer Jakob Grimminger stands behind the car.
The Blutfahne, or Blood Flag, is or was a Nazi Party swastika flag that was carried during the attempted coup d'état Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, Germany on 9 November 1923, during which it became soaked in the blood of one of the SA men who died. It subsequently became one of the most revered objects of the Nazi Party. It was used in ceremonies in which new flags for party organisations were consecrated by the Blood Flag when touched by it.
Adolf Hitler reviewing SA members in 1935. He is accompanied by the Blutfahne and its bearer SS-Sturmbannführer Jakob Grimminger.
Wochenspruch der NSDAP 24 May 1943 quotes Albert Leo Schlageter: "The banner must stand, even if the man falls."