BDM History Collection - The Young Girls Achievement Badge

The Jungmädelbund (Young Girls League) was the organization of younger female Hitler Youth's between the ages of 10 and 14, who then switched into the League of German Girls. Only 12 year old girls could acquire the Jungmädel Achievement badge, the requirements for which are regulated in this service book. Upon entry, within the first half of the year, the young girl test had to be taken. This authorized the wearing of the scarf and knot. Requirements included three sport tests, three skill tests, the participation of a hiking trip and ideological training. If the exams were passed and the performance book was checked, the badge was awarded with the award number documented. The Young Girls Achievement Badge includes:

- Conditions for receiving the Young Girls Achievement Badge

- Regulations and requirements expected of the young girls

- Required performance during the home evening meetings

- The struggles of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and how it played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power

- The battles the Hitler Youth faced at the beginning of the movement and the list of the first 21 names of those who were killed

- The meaning of the national holidays

- Why the young girls carry the name of the Hitler Youth

- The meaning of the Young Girls Badge

- Implementing the required regulations for the performance in sports to receive the achievement badge.

Author: Cynthia Sandor
Publisher: Bdm History
Published: 08/06/2021
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.10d
ISBN: 9780999755044

About the Author
Sandor, Cynthia: - "Born into a military family, Cynthia Sandor's interest in history led her to write her mother's biography, Through Innocent Eyes - The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth, based upon her mother's secret journal from the time she was in the League of German Girls, a memoir, Reflections - The Story of Dorothy Swanson - Wife of an 82nd Airborne Paratrooper, and Europe to New York City on the United States - July 6, 1957 as contained in the 50th Anniversary Maiden Voyage Edition - S.S. United States Fastest Ship in the World by Frank Braynard and Robert Hudson Westover. During the course of her research, she has worked closely with the European Military Historical Society, in Conneaut, Ohio. Additional articles have appeared in Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Tampa Bay Times and Connecticut Traditions - Generations of Memories - The Greenwich Times. She has produced three television shows for Pinellas County Public Access Television in Clearwater, FL., and is a Travel Channel Academy Student. Her piece The Crab King of Tampa Bay was featured in Anthony Bourdain's What's Your Trip? She holds a B.B.A/Minor in Human Development from Eckerd College and is currently working on her next novel Girls in Service - The League of German Girls Manual, and a documentary film Walking in My Father's Footsteps, based upon her father's service during WWII in the 87th Infantry Division. She lives in Florida with her Chihuahua a/k/a The Supervisor."Filthaut, Vera: - Vera Filthaut's native language is German and for the past 15 years, she resides on her boat in the UK with her cat, Cleo. She received her degree from Oberstufen-Kolleg an der Universität Bielefeld and has translated countless WWII and history books. Vera has an insatiable appetite for history, especially WWII, and is an expert in translating old German handwriting.

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