The handle is constructed with a black checkered grip with enamel HJ swastika insert.
![]() It became a partial paramilitary organization and was officially an integral part of the SA. Over time though many activities became more military related such as weapons training, war tactics and physical training and fitness. Preparing the Hitler Youth for joining the German Nazi army. Training academies were designed to create future officers with specialized training for each corps from the Wehrmacht to the Kriegsmarine. The Nazis came to power in 1933, and the membership increased dramatically to 2,300,000 members by the end of that year. Much of these increases came from forcible takeovers of other youth organizations. Membership then became mandatory and by 1940 there were eight million members. If parents refused to allow their boys to join, they were subjected to investigation. Though some of the group were suspected of war crimes there were not prosecuted because they were still children.
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