Yes, 1935 was the first year in which the Deutschlandlager was held. Here is some more info on the event that I culled from newspapers:
Organised by: Overseas Department of the Reich Youth Leadership (Abteilung Ausland der RJF).
Date: 28.7.1935 - 12.8.1935.
Location of the Deutschlandlager:
in the vicinity of the HJ leadership school at Kuhlmühle (Wittstock in Brandenburg) next to the Baalsee. This location was also picked as it was close to Berlin.
Photo of one of the advance parties sent to set up the event:
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Location of the reception camp:
a reception camp, commanded by Oberbannführer Sens, was created near Rheinsberg with the purpose of administering attendees before their onward travel to Kuhlmühle.
Description:
a comradely summer camp split into five distinct areas with around 400 tents designed for approx 1500 members of the Hitler Youth from within the Reich and the same number of ethnic german HJ from 49 other countries to spend their holiday together. A report on the camp during the event stated that there were 800-1000 Reich-HJ and 1200 overseas HJ from 51 countries present. The planning made use of lessons learned from the Hochlandlager held in the previous year in HJ-Gebiet Hochland which included having sufficient medical staff and medical tents/equipment on hand. There was a Thingplatz and also a large tent for meetings in case of inclement weather. A postal service was on site and catering was provided by the
Hilfszug-Bayern. A central flag mound was made to show the flags of the countries and units attending:
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Photos from the event (a high-quality photo can be found
here and
here and
here):
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A present from the japanese ambassador:
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Activities and aim:
To leave a strong and positive impression of the Reich in the minds of the participants. To visit places of historical interest and places which show german productivity in the "Vaterland". To attend training courses and to complete testing for the
achievement badge. Participants also took part in a large event organised by the HJ in
Gebiet Berlin and further, the Reichsparteitag in Nürnberg.
Stamps:
these were available for sale from the 25th of July. The design for the stamps was originally intended to be the one created by Professor Hohlbein for the poster shown by Michael in post 3 above. However, it was felt that it would be technically too difficult to use it. After a long search a representation of a DJ boy calling everyone to parade with his fanfare trumpet was chosen. Due to a lack of time, the usual design competition was dispensed with. Instead, this was left in the hands of Sturmführer Diebitsch, a staff member with the Reichsführung-SS. Diebietsch had previously created the stamps for the Reichsberufwettkampf. The artist, Hans Herbert Schweitzer (pseudonym: Mjölnir) actually drew the design for the Deutschlandlager stamps whilst lying in bed with a broken leg. Schweitzer also created the stamp for the 1934 Reichsparteitag.
Period photo of the event badge:
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The event:
Work was already underway in Kuhlmühle in April and on the second of May the RAD began the heavier work. Kids from Mexico and South America began to arrive by ship in Hamburg at the end of June/early July. Advance parties from the HJ began to arrive in Kuhlmühle in early July. I will add a translation of a newspaper account of the event once finished.
