RARE 1937 OFFICIAL SERVICE RECORD BOOK FOR THE JUNGVOLK IN THE H.J.

This 6 x 8-1/4 inches soft cover book with 176 pages was the official book where the leader of the Jungenschaft, the smallest unit in the Deutsches Jungvolk kept record of the HJ “platoon” activities. The Dienstbuch which is offered here was issued to the Jungstamm I / 168 (please see the rubber stamp below). It does not contain any entries but the forms in the book give a lot of information about the structure of the Jungvolk in the Hitler Youth.  The Hitler Youth had the same structure like the Jungvolk only that it was called Schar instead of Jungzug. Every year the boys moved into another Schar until 17 years old and member of Schar 1. This is when the boys time in the Hitler Youth ended and, on a September 1st, they went either into one of the Nazi Party organizations (SA, SS, NSKK, NSRK, NSFK), into the Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reichs Labor Service or RAD) or they went into the Wehrmacht.

It is very interesting how well the Jungvolk and Hitler Youth was organized. The Dienstbuch was carried by the leader of the Jungenschaft to keep track of the members of the Jungenschaft, how many show up to each meeting, what has been done in those meetings, etc. The Dienstbuch of the Jungstamm I / 168 in the Deutsches Jungvolk is in very good condition and will make an important addition to anyones collection of H.J. material!