HJ / DAF – Reich Vocational Competition of German Youth 1935
Participant badge for the vocational skills competition organized in 1935 by the Hitler Youth in cooperation with the German Labour Front (DAF). The shield-shaped badge features the HJ diamond with a central swastika, flanked by the letters "HJ" and "DAF". The edge bears a Gothic-script inscription: "Reichs-Berufswettkampf der deutschen Jugend 1935". These competitions were part of the regime’s effort to shape the "ideal National Socialist worker" and integrate youth early into the labor and production system.
Material: stamped tinplate
Condition: excellent
HJ / DAF – Reich Vocational Competition of German Youth 1935
Participant badge for the vocational skills competition organized in 1935 by the Hitler Youth in cooperation with the German Labour Front (DAF). The shield-shaped badge features the HJ diamond with a central swastika, flanked by the letters "HJ" and "DAF". The edge bears a Gothic-script inscription: "Reichs-Berufswettkampf der deutschen Jugend 1935". These competitions were part of the regime’s effort to shape the "ideal National Socialist worker" and integrate youth early into the labor and production system.
Material: stamped tinplate
Condition: excellent