SMGO-1419 Gausieger HJ 1939 badge

This badge has some wear and enamel damage to the HJ Diamond. Priced accordingly.

Gausieger 1939 Hitler Youth Badge Vocational Contest Badge, 1939 by Gustav Brehmer-This award was given to the gau victor of the annual vocational contest in 1939, and is one of 6,600 that were awarded that year. The contest was open to 1) male manual workers age 15-18, 2) male commercial and technical apprentices age 15-21, 3) females age 15-21, 4) students, male or female, at universities, technical high schools or trade/commercial colleges, 5) had to be a member of the HJ, DAF or other Nazi organization. In 1939, there were some 3.5 million entrants, the largest of all contests. The badge came in three levels; Reichsieger for the national winner, Gausieger for the gau winner and Kreissieger for regional winners. The competition consisted of twenty wettkampfgruppen (competitive sections) and included such things as practical tests in trades/skills, written tests of arithmetic or composition and (shockingly!) political theory. This handsome, tombak badge has a nickel silver finish that is nearly fully intact. What little finish is missing reveals the underlying base metal. The design features a large national eagle a wreath. The eagle is clutching the DAF cogwheel in its talons, and an enamel HJ diamond is superimposed over the cogwheel. The disc is finished in a creamy, off white enamel which has gilt script that reads GAUSIEGER 1939. The reverse features a tapered pin that rotates on a rugged barrel hinge. The catch is flat wire and affixed directly onto the badge. The name and location of the maker, G. Brehmer Markneukirchen, is seen on the reverse as well.