My Hitler Youth lanyards so far - identification needed for two of them

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Here are my lanyards, I got over the last months... I am not so sure about all of them, please have a look yourself.

1. Kameradschaftsführer/ Jungenschaftsführer
2. Hauptscharführer / Hauptjungzugführer
3. Scharführer / Jungzugführer
4. Stammführer / Jungstammführer (this one is very thick, were there differences in size?)
5. Gefolgschaftsführer / Fähnleinführer
6. ?
7. ?
8. ? (this one is orange and the braiding is different than the others)

Maybe you could please help me out on this pieces. Thank you!

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Hi,

Red/white:
Mädelschaftsführerin / JM-Schaftsführerin (shown by the metal clip)

Black/green:
Initially this was for HJ Oberscharführer / DJ Oberjungzugführer but from 1938 it was for those in the appointment of HJ Hauptscharführer / DJ Hauptjungzugführer

Green:
HJ Scharführer / DJ Jungzugführer

White:
Initially HJ Unterbannführer / DJ Stammführer. Later worn by HJ Stammführer, HJ Oberstammführer / DJ Jungstammführer, DJ Oberjungstammführer. From 1939 this lanyard was worn by those in charge of a HJ-Stamm or DJ-Jungstamm

Green/white:
Initially this was for HJ Gefolgschaftsführer / DJ Fähnleinführer. Later also for HJ Obergefolgschaftsführer, HJ Hauptgefolgschaftsführer / DJ Oberfähnleinführer, DJ Hauptfähnleinführer. From 1939: only worn by those in charge of a Gefolgschaft or Fähnlein.

The remainder are not youth rank / appointment lanyards.

From 1939 (for male leaders), the lanyard no longer showed the rank of the wearer but rather his appointment (as leader of a Schar for example). Only those personnel with a command function could wear the lanyard.

There were manufacturing instructions for these lanyards (obviously) and from what I can see on your picture, only lanyards 1, 2, 3 and 5 seem to look correct. How long are they? As a Full Member you have access to the "downloads" section which contains very useful books/documentation including the manufacturing instructions I mentioned.
 
Hi,

On your picture, lanyards 1, 2, 3 and 5 seem fine but it would be useful to know their lengths. Number 4 is too short and too "fat" when compared to the white lanyard used by the Hitler Youth. Numbers 6, 7 and 8 are not Hitler Youth lanyards.

If you haven't already done so, open the lanyards sub-forum and browse through there. You'll see many others to compare yours against

http://www.hj-research.com/forum/f19/
 
No problem Michael. The standard length (and other dimensions) of these is shown below:

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