Early Hitler Youth Pennant

Product Description: This early Hitler Youth Pennant is a fairly unique original piece with great character. It’s likely a homemade type, made by the HJ member or his family, or perhaps made for a local group, presumably prior to the institution of RZM control over these items. It’s multi-piece construction, with the red, white and black portions being made of separate pieces of fabric that have been machine stitched together. It’s also double sided. The thin arms of the black swastika on both sides are an indicator of early construction. The hoist end of this pennant has a twisted red and white cotton hanging rope, that has been applied to the pennant with neat hand stitching. The condition of this early Hitler Youth pennant is excellent, with expected age toning as well as patina from use throughout. It’s an appealing piece for a collection of youth items.

Historical Description: During the Third Reich and WWII, a wide variety of flags and pennants were used on German cars and vehicles. In the military, vehicle flags and pennants were used to indicate branch or rank, or specific command roles. The various civilian organizations also had vehicle flags and pennants for members of their organization or to denote the vehicles of officers, leaders, or people in specific roles. Even political leaders had their own flags, which were often rank specific. Some of the flags, especially military ones, were simply printed, and some were machine woven or stitched, while the flags for political leaders and the highest-ranking military personnel were more decorative and often elaborately hand embroidered in bullion wire. Some vehicle flags were mass produced, including simple national flag type swastika emblem pennants that could have been bought by any patriotic supporter. Others were unique. These flags were attractive souvenirs for GI troops at the end of the war and are eagerly collected today.

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