My book "Deutschlands Seegeltung" from Wolfgang Loeff contains a "Widmung" to Oberrottenführer Horst Bredow. Signatur "Vizeadmiral und Hauptamtschef Walter Warzecha". The other one is "Der Leiter der Reichsseesportschule I der HJ Gorch Fock, Prieros i.d. Mark, Obergefolgschaftsführer ...
Hi everyone ,went to the Post Office to buy stamps I got stamps commerating the Anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard , on the stamp was a picture of a helicopter and the USS Eagle (also known as ) The Horst Wessel The ship that the HJ Kreigsmarine trained on before the war! I wonder if the post...
Hello friends,
I'm new in this great forum and started digging in.
As a student of WWII warfare I became intrigued by the battle of BERLIN in April 1945.
In the process of trying to determine which German units were engaged in the battle I came across the HJ.
Here I have to explain myself a...
Hello,
here is a picture of my new items.
A shoulder board from Bann 435 Münsingen, a cap tally "Segelschulschiff Horst Wessel" and my new "Baldur" Kamera.
Best Regards
Hello,
For those who are interested, here is the full list of all HJ regional leaders in 1943
Best regards
Eric
Admin Edit: the list came from the 1991 book shown in post #3. However, it contains a lot of errors and also doesn't include the k.-Gebietsführer who covered the Gebietsführer...
To me this looks like a HJ winteruniform, but note the Luftwaffe eagle on right sleeve, and Luftwaffe buckle.
Can someone ID this uniform?
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Text on photo:
25.3.45
1945
Vor der Reise nach Thüringen
zum Flg Horst Kölleda (Kannawurf)
Translation:
25 March 45
1945
Before travelling to...
JUST BOUGHT THIS MARINE HJ SET OFF WAF, HAVE NEVER SEEN THESE FOR SALE BEFORE ONLY IN DARIN'S COLLECTION PRICE WAS RIGHT ALSO WHICH ALWAYS HELPS:canada1
Just arrived today. Another Berlin HJ shoulder board. A single Oberbannfuhrer for Bann 21 Horst Wessel Stadt, Prenzlauer Berg. Happy to have another nice Berlin shoulder board for my collection, I like Berlin associated HJ items a lot. Enjoy.
I like the 100 club of joes and thought i would carry it on.
My latest straps enjoy
Oberbannfuhrer The number 21 is included which shows the strap was worn by a person indicated as 'Führer eines Bannes'. The bann was known as Horst Wessel (Stadt) Prenzlauer Berg Berlin-NO43
First pattern...
Named after the Hitler Youth martyr Herbert Norkus, another ship of the Gorch Fock design — with the same dimensions as the Horst Wessel — was begun at the Blohm & Voss shipyard. However,the unfinished ship had to be launched prematurely on November 7, 1939 because the slipway had to be cleared...