Hitler Youth HJ Steel Belt and buckle Impressed ‘Blut Und Ehre’ ‘Blood and Honour’ and alloy clasp. - N 94 Hitler Youth HJ Steel Belt and buckle Impressed ‘Blut Und Ehre’ ‘Blood and Honour’ and alloy clasp. - N 94 Clothing

This is a Hitler Youth or ‘Hitler jugend’ issue buckle circa 1936 belt and buckle impressed with ‘Blut Und Ehre’ ‘Blood and Honour’ together with an alloy clasp. 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. The Hitler Jugend buckle is marked on the back with RZM and maker M4 / 23. The clasp is made of pressed aluminium and is stamped on the back OLC. See ‘German Belt Buckles 1845-1945 pages 270-71 by Peter Nash. The total leather belt is 38” in length and is in good condition. Price includes UK delivery. N 94