ORIGINAL WW2 HJ GERMAN HITLER YOUTH CANTEEN
$75.00
HITLER JUGEND CANTEEN FELDFLASCHE ORIGINAL
Out of stock
Description
The WWII Political/Hitler-Jugend Canteen is in good condition Slight mothing and tracking on the back of cover and small moth hole.
Leather is excellent, and Snap is good.
Aluminum canteen flask is undented & mint.
Can not make out the maker mark but was made in KARLSRUHE Germany
The Hitlerjugend, (Hitler Youth) HJ for short started from the youth group called Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung or Greater German Youth Movement. Renamed in July 1926 to the Hitler-Jugen, Bund Deutscher Arbeiterjugend or Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth. It was a boy’s youth organization for boys between 14 – 18 years of age. There were a large number of youth groups in Germany after WW1 ranging from political to religious. Hitler transitioned these groups from innocent youth movements, to political groups focusing on Hitler doctrine. It became a partial paramilitary organization and was officially an integral part of the SA.
A junior branch was also setup for boys aged 10 – 14 called Deutsches Jungvolk (DJV) and the girls from ages 10 to 18 we also given their own organization called the League of German Girls (BDM).
Temporarily band by the Chancellor in 1932 to try to stop political violence it was reinstated relatively quickly as a way to appease Hitler who was becoming more and more important in the political arena.
Though members of the Hitler Youth were taught the Nazi ideology, including racism, they initially had activities similar to that of the Boys Scouts which including camping and hiking and academic studies. Over time though many activities became more military related such as weapons training, war tactics and physical training and fitness. Much of the training was designed to undermine the traditional values and structures of German society and the privileged. Preparing the Hitler Youth for joining the German Nazi army.
Organized into corps the also had local cells on a community level. Training academies were designed to create future officers with specialized training for each corps from the Wehrmacht to the Kriegsmarine.
The Hitler Youth were also used to spy on religious class and bible studies along with breaking up and interfering with Church groups.
By 1930 there were over 25,000 boys enlisted in the Hitlerjugend, and by the end of 1932, it was at 107,956. The Nazis came to power in 1933, and the membership increased dramatically to 2,300,000 members by the end of that year. Much of these increases came from forcible takeovers of other youth organizations.
By December 1936, Hitler Youth membership had reached over five million. Membership then became mandatory and by 1940 there were eight million members. If parents refused to allow their boys to join, they were subjected to investigation.
After the war the Allies permanently disbanded the Hitler Youth. Though some of the group were suspected of war crimes there were not prosecuted because they were still children.
ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
Vendor Info
- Military Tour
- Vendor: Doug Johnston
-
Address:
210 Dufferin Avenue
Winnipeg MB R2W 2X5
-
AMERICAN D-DAY COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL WITH PRESENTATION CASE
Sold by Military TourA medal issued to all American forces who landed or served in support of U.S. Forces during the D Day invasion, June 1944. Medal shows soldiers, paratroopers, Air and Naval Forces assaulting the coast of France. ALSO VISIT…
-
GERMAN WAFFEN-SS SHIRT HANGER
Sold by Military TourGerman shirt hanger made of wood and steel construction, with Waffen-ss embossed into the wood. YOU GET ONE. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN SA OR SS CROSS STRAP
Sold by Military TourBlack leather cross strap and comes with belt loops. ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
AMERICAN M1 CARBINE WITH SLING Non-Firing
Sold by Military TourNon- Firing. The U.S. Carbine Cal. .30, Ml ended up being the U.S. military's most-produced arm ever. Used by US troops during WWII with variations seeing action through Korea and into the early years of Vietnam, the Ml is a…
-
GERMAN WW2 OFFICER NCO CALVARY JACK BOOTS WEHRMACHT WH WSS
Sold by Military TourJust in from Germany. Pair of tall officer jack boots of the Wehrmacht in very good condition. Size 41 European with sole length 28cm. US size 9 ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MILITARYTOUR.COM FOR MUCH MORE MILITARIA
-
GERMAN WWII SPRENGKAPSELN No 8 ALUMINIUM FUSE
Sold by Military TourWWII German Detonator Fuse Covers they have never been filled. Used in the M34/39 M34 Stick Grenade M39 Egg Grenade, Glasmine etc, they have the Letter M to the base and will Fit most German Detonators. You get one fuse…