A Deutsches Jungvolk Membership Badge Auction Archive when he enlisted with the

when he enlisted with the Army on May 15

likely joining a unit from the Toronto area that was not part of the 1st Division that fought in Italy

steel construction

crown finely hand chiseled

A Deutsches Jungvolk Membership Badge Auction Archive when he enlisted with theA 1930s Deutsches Jungvolk (DJ) German Youth badge; horizontal pin; marked Ges. Gesch on reverse; measuring 21 mm in diameter; fine condition. Footnote: The Deutsches Jungvolk was a youth organization similar to the Hitler Youth, but was meant solely for boys of the ages 10 14. Membership became fully compulsary for boys in 1939. By the end of the war some members had become child soldiers to fend off allied advances as a desperate last resort.