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(HITLER YOUTH) "BOYS IN SERVICE"

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(HITLER YOUTH)  BOYS IN SERVICE
(HITLER YOUTH) "BOYS IN SERVICE"
Hitler Youth manual, "Pimpf im Dienst: Ein handbuch fur das Deutsche Jungvolk in der HJ" ("Boys in Service: A Handbook for the German Young People in the Hitler Youth") (Potsdam: Ludwig Voggenreiter Verlag), 1934, 349pp. 8vo., intended to instruct members of the "Deutsche Jungvolk", equivalent to the BSA's Cub Scouts manual. Contains instructions for numerous physical activities, including gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, track and field events, and self defense. Also discusses marksmanship, camping and survival, stealth and concealment, compass navigation, map reading, the correct way to wear the organization's uniform, weather, and knot tying. Each section is heavily illustrated with line drawings and diagrams, including many views of Hitler Youth members in uniform and athletic wear. Bound in taupe cloth covers, with an image of a Deutsche Jungvolk member in profile on the front. Minor stains on the covers, with the name of a former owner in black ink on the front flyleaf, else very good.