I bought this lot yesterday.
Günther Jürs, born 26.10.1926
HJ member number 3402106
DJ Leistungsabzeichen number 118507
HJ shooting badge number 397091
HJ member from 1 October 1936, Jungbann 287/26
1 May 1937 Fähnlein 8/424
9 November 1938, Hordenführer, Jungbann 424, Hamburg-Hafen
20 April...
Post 1938 DJ Fahnlienfuhrer straps, period modified from Jungbann 224 Kurhessen West, to Jungbann 2 Pommern Ost. The embroidered numbers have actually been removed from the straps, leaving a "ghost" in the material and the metal 2 has been added as is common on later HJ/DJ leader straps. Perhaps...
In the Jungvolk, those which were promoted wore a single shoulder strap like the other ranks (until the introduction en 1938 of the mouse grey piped double straps)... but not ! here is picture of a Fähnleinführer in december 1940. The way the Jungbann number is embroidered on the right (usual)...
Jungbann 201 had a special sigrune patch to reflect it's honor title of Herbert Norkus. Does anyone know of any other special Sigrunes from DJ units with honor titles?
Here's another set in the collection to Fähnleinführer Helmut Wagner born 12.10.1917. He was the Fähnleinführer of Fähnlein 8, Jungbann 115 Darmstadt
Child's ID card dated 8.7.1932. Nice ID shot showing Wagner wearing what looks like the jacket worn by one of the pre-HJ youth groups...
I haven't yet found the full requirements necessary before a boy could carry the Bann, Jungbann, Gefolgschaft and Fähnlein flags but I do have them for the girls so here goes and there may well be many parallels between the boys and the girls:
For Untergau and JM-Untergau the requirements for...
As with the special patches for the Bann and Jungbann standard bearers the patches for the lower formations of Gefolgschaft and Fähnlein were also introduced in 1938. The procedure was the same and each standard bearer received three patches from the Bann which were to be returned when he was...
The Hitler Youth standard bearer gorget (for Bann standard bearers only) and special arm patch for Bann and Jungbann standard bearers were introduced in July 1938. The arm patch was the same for both the Bann and Jungbann.
The standard bearer was only given the gorget for the period during...
Here's another DJ set which contains the following:
DJ ID
DJ Leader ID
Savings book and card
All promotion letters
DLRG basic
DJ achievement badge award confirmation
HJ shooting badge award certificate
Wehrpass
Dried Edelweiss flower
Death notice newspaper cutting
EKII (not his)
Photos...
Here's another early DJ set. Theo Haase (born 23.7.19) joined the DJ as member number 17,482 on the 1st of July 1932. This was two weeks after the ban on the SA (and by association the HJ) had been lifted on the 17th of June 1932.
DJ membership ID:
Just short of his 14th birthday he was...
Alfred Wiedmann, born 1927 in Bielefeld.
Member of HJ. Jungbann 18/135 from April 1936.
Luftwaffenhelfer from Ferbuary 1943 to July 1944.
He survived the war.
../henrik
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List last updated: 30th of April...
Most of you have already seen this, but it's the star of my HJ collection. This one was like the holy grail of HJ for me. Thanks to Garry for passing this one on to me.