Original German Hitler Youth Rare Crank Catch Belt Buckle By Assmann Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History

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Original Early German Hitler Youth Belt Buckle Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History. The Hitler Youth may be traced back to March of 1922, with the formation of the “Jugendbund der NSDAP” (Youth-league of-the NSDAP), under control of the SA. In April of 1924 the “Jugendbund der NSDAP” was renamed “Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung” (Greater-german Youth-movement), and in July of 1926 the “Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung” was officially renamed “Hitlerjugend Bund der deutschen Arbeiterjugend” (Hitler-youth League of-the german Worker-youth). Prior to 1925, an assortment of uniform items were worn by “Hitler Jugend” members, mainly consisting of a white shirt and HJ armband. In an attempt to associate themselves more closely with the Nazi Party, the HJ adopted the NSDAP brown shirt in 1925. Their distinctive belt buckle was introduced in 1933. This Crank Catch Hitler Youth Buckle is a very desirable variant, by a maker associated with top quality pieces. It’s an early, prewar buckle, made of aluminum. It appears that this buckle once had a silver finish over the aluminum, as some traces remain in the recesses of the design, but most of the surface has reverted to bare metal. There is a pleasant, light age patina throughout, and lots of detail to the central roundel with “Blood and Honor” motto. The reverse of this buckle shows the sought-after variant “crank” style belt catch. It looks like this catch may have been repaired at some point in the past, as the appearance of the two solder joints differ slightly. The buckle is nicely marked near the catch, with the round RZM logo, the stylized “A” maker mark of F. W. Assmann & Söhne in Lüdenscheid, and the Assmann RZM code “M4/39.” The Crank Catch Hitler Youth Buckle is a rare buckle to find. This one is in very good condition. 100% guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S. solider as a trophy of war.   Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Nice EXAMPLE! VERY DESIRABLE MAKER!