Buster Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 This is the latest addition to my collection, as can be seen it's the DJ proficiency badge, it's nicely marked on the reverse, apparently this is a replacement, and as such is marked with the letter B. The Deutsches Jungvolk (DJ) was founded in 1928 by Kurt Gruber under the title Jungmannschaften but was renamed Knabenschaft and finally Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend in March 1931. Following the decree on the Hitler Youth on the 1st December 1936, boys had to be registered with the Reich Youth Office in the March of the year in which they would reach the age of ten; those who were found to be racially acceptable were expected to join the DJ. The regulations were tightened further by the Second decree on the Hitler Youth on the 25th March 1939, which made membership of the DJ or HJ mandatory for all Germans between 10 and 18 years of age. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Very nice. Deutsches Jungvolk - Leistungsabzeichen. There were two proficiency classes of this badge, silver and black. The B as you state, is actually a replacement for an original badge that had been officially declared lost. The original badge had a number as awarded to the recipient. A good example with most orignal finish. These were usually aluminium, later of zinc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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