Germany, HJ. A 1932 Jugendtag Commemorative Badge, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced

each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced red wool base

it is likely that he used the alias John Jones to circumvent the fact that he was not of age when he enlisted

stamped “NSDAP Schwäbisch-Gmünd” on the reverse in black ink

After six months in England and the subsequent ceasing of hostilities

worn on a replacement red ribbon with large rosette denoting officer class

Germany, HJ. A 1932 Jugendtag Commemorative Badge, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced(Jugendtag Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of toned feinzink, the obverse consisting of a pebbled rectangular plaque, defaced by a downward pointing sword with its hilt overlaid by a wreathed swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of NS I. REICHS JUGENDTAG 1932 (1ST REICH YOUTH DAY 1932), the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 24 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), demonstrating some loss of finish, in better than very