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The difference between Landjahr and Landdienst is most simply put as follows:

Landdienst = permanent staff
Landjahr = seasonal workers

Beginnings The origin of what would later become the Landdienst der HJ can be traced as far back as the industrialisation of the German economy at the end of the 19th century. This led to a gradual migration from the land into the cities and towns which resulted ...