[Below: This is interesting. It is a handful of RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst - Reichs Labor Service) buttons. These are late war and are made of pressed paper! Ever seen buttons made of paper? Yeah, me neither. It just shows their lack of raw materials and their ingenuity. These were all originally like the middle button shown here, a sort of tan color, but through time they've aged and become discolored. They feel strong enough to be buttons, but probably wouldn't last too long in use. Very neat.]

[Below: Two buttons close-up - front.]

[Below: Two buttons close-up - reverse. Note the RADJ manufacturers mark.]

[Below: This RADJ mark was found on most RAD items, including an array of pins, here is an example from a dagger.]

[Below: This is the first time I've ever seen one of these. The USA stole literal MOUNTAINS of patent papers from Germany after the war. This three page patent document is from 1938 and is for a 'Zettelgatter mit Innenbeschickung' (Warp frame with internal feeding), whatever the heck that is...?]

[Below: Page two.]

[Below: Page three.]

[Below: This is neat, Goebbels was such a spectacular man. His book 'Michael' is so prophetic. He was a genius of propaganda, with spectacular artistic energy. I can't imagine a Third Reich without him. This was printed in 1943 by NSDAP Central Publishing House (Zentralverlag der NSDAP). I wish I had time to translate it! It says:

Dreissig
Kriegsartikel
für das
Deutsche Volk

(Thirty
War Articles
for the
German People)

Here is the third page:

'Dieses sind die Kriegsartikel für das deutsche
Volk im gewaltigsten Schickalskamp unserer
Geschichte. In ihrem Geiste haben auch in die-
semgigantischen Ringen ungezählte der besten
Deutschen an der Front und in der Heimat ihr
Leben für die Freiheit und Zukunft unseres
Volkes hingegegen. Dafür kämpfen Millionen
tapfere deutsche Soldaten auf allen Kriegs-
schauplätzen, arbeiten Millionen fleissige Män-
ner und Frauen in unermüdlicher Bereitschaft
zu Hause, in den Fabriken Werkstätten, Büros
und Laboratorien sowie auf den Äckern und Feldern.'

Diese Kriegsartikel sollen ein Vermächtnis
der Gefallen unseres Volkes an die Lebenden
sein den Kämpfenden und Arbeitenden als
Bestätigung ihres hohen Opfersinns, den Säu-
migenund und Unentschlossenen aber als harte
Mahnung und strenge Aufforderung.'

(These are the articles of war for the German people in the
greatest battle of fate in our history. In their spirit, even in
this gigantic struggle, countless of the best Germans at the
front and at home have given their lives for the freedom and
future of our people.
Millions of brave German soldiers are fighting for this in all
theaters of war, millions of hard-
working men and women are working in tireless readiness at home,
in factories, workshops, offices and laboratories, and in
the fields and fields.

These articles of war are intended to be a legacy of our
people's love for the living - to those fighting and working as
a confirmation of their high sense of sacrifice, but to
those who are slow and undecided as a harsh warning and strict request.)
Click to enlarge!]

[Below: This is a Hitler Youth yearbook. The DJH stands for 'Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk' (German Youth Hostel Association), an organization that was merged with the Hitler Youth in 1933.

Click to enlarge!]

[Below: Here are two examples of yearbooks.]

[Below: A sea of Hitler Youth and BDM girls in Berlin's Lustgarten. Their banner says:

'Die Jugendherberge ist die Stätte des warsten Deutschen Sozialismus'
(The Youth Hostel is the Site of the Truest German Socialism), August 19, 1933.]

[Below: This is a rare 1938 WHW ornament. It is handmade and shows the ODAL rune. This rune means, among other meanings, heritage and homeland. Click to enlarge!]