volkssturm

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...

Translation of this page: Arthur Axmann, Politiker, Reichsjugendführer Biographie: Arthur Axmann, 1913-1996 Arthur Axmann, Politician, Reich Youth Leader 1913 18th February: Arthur Axmann was born in Hagen (Westphalia), the youngest of five children of the Legal Adviser Aloys Axmann...

From Axis History Forum • View topic - Awardholders / unit "HJ (/Volkssturm) units: German Cross in Gold Krause, Rudolf ("Rudi"), 08.05.1945, Leutnant d.R., Führer Panzerjagdkommando Krause [= formation (and sent into action by) of HJ-Gebietsführer 5, Stettin (HJ-Gebiet Pommern, Gebietsfhr...

I've had this one for ages now. I've never really liked it. Long story but I did not like it when it arrived, but it tooks months to get it as the parcel was lost in limbo from the US to Canada. It glows somewhat under UV. The threads burn okay like period thread. It's printed on the normal...

I suggest you show at this topic pictures of HJ-members that are take part in the Volkssturm. Or just a photo of HJ-members during the fighting in the war's end. Flakhelpers does not relate to the topic. So, I think, will be interesting if someone will show documents about this subject. If...

Anyone any examples of the DJV fighting in the Volkssturm? Nick

HJ units of the Volkssturm wore the traditional M37 winter or M42 Feurwehr uniforms however I have read that one unit of the HJ- Nahkampfbrigade were issued with surplus desert uniforms from the DAK. Anyone any info or photos of this unit? Whether its true or not it also states that some HJ in...

Found this site about Hitler-Jugend and the Volkssturm Jugend and Volkssturm Haven't had the time yet, but it looks to be an interesting site. ../henrik

I posted this on Axis history so I'm stealing it back :) It's a short account of what happened to Axmann between his leaving the bunker and being captured on the 5th of December 1945. Axmann left the bunker 30 hours after Hitler's death and his plan was to reach Dönitz in Plön. He travelled...