Germany, HJ. A 1932 Jugendtag Commemorative Badge, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold In die stamped aluminum with

In die stamped aluminum with aluminum faceplate affixed by 4 prongs

each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced red wool base

including a badge for WÜRTTEMBERG KRIEGERBUND

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

Germany, HJ. A 1932 Jugendtag Commemorative Badge, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold In die stamped aluminum with(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