A Hitler Youth HJ Belt and buckle Imprinted ‘Blut Und Ehre’ ‘Blood and Honour’. A Hitler Youth HJ Belt and buckle Imprinted ‘Blut Und Ehre’ ‘Blood and Honour’. Clothing

A Hitler Youth or ‘Hitler jugend’ issue buckle circa 1936. The Hitler Youth was the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Germany. Its origins date back to 1922 and it received the name Hitler-Jugend, Bund deutscher Arbeiterjugend ("Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth") in July 1926. From 1936 until 1945, it was the sole official boys' youth organisation in Germany and it was partially a paramilitary organisation; it was composed of the Hitler Youth proper for male youths aged 14 to 18, and the German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth (Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend or "DJ", also "DJV") for younger boys aged 10 to 14. This aluminium Hitler Jugend buckle is marked on the back with RZM and maker M4 / 23. (See ‘German Belt Buckles 1845-1945 pages 270-71 by Peter Nash. The leather belt is 39” in length and in good condition. Very nice belt & buckle. Price includes UK delivery. N 77.