German Hitler Youth 1939 HJ YOUTH FESTIVAL SPORTS EVENT BADGE. (H.J. Reichsportwettkampf Abzeichen) Certified

Original German Hitler Youth 1939 HJ YOUTH FESTIVAL SPORTS EVENT BADGE. (H.J. Reichsportwettkampf Abzeichen) Certified. From the end of 1934 Hitler Youth Sports Festivals were held throughout Germany. Originally called a “Sport-” or “Jugendfest,” after 1937 they came to be known as “Reichsportwettkampf” (National-sport-competition). Hitler Youths who had achieved an above average score in three sports contests were awarded badges with “Ehrenurkunden” (award certificates). Solid cast aluminum badge, roughly in the form of a vertical oval, comprised of the Hitler Youth diamond with a mobile swastika to its center, surmounted by an eagle, with a spray of oak leaves to either side and “1939” scrolled beneath. A vertical pin-back device is to the reverse, as is the embossed maker’s name.