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Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Barry Hoffman Nazi Postcard Collection

Hitler Youth Winter Relief

October 2, 2023

Accession Number: 2022.02.8.3

Stamp: Mi:DR-AT 482, ANK:DR-AT 482

Postmark: Black circle with the date 21.8. 34. 16-17 in the middle. From Falkensee, Germany.

Historical background: Hitler Youth was formed in the 1930’s as a way to spread Nazi Party ideology to young people. All youth between the ages of 10 and 18 were required to join. The groups were separated by gender and competed in sports and military training exercises to prepare them for war.

 

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Hitler Youth

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Hitler youth

Front

Black-and-white photograph of young boys around a fire in the woods. Two flags are in the foreground of the photo. One pole has a small Nazi flag under the bigger flag.

Back

The back of the postcard features a handwritten letter. Printed in the bottom left corner is “Published by the N.S. Public Welfare Winter Relief Organization for German People 1933/34″.

 

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