German propaganda postcard published during World War II showing the photo of a <i>Flakhelfer</i> ("anti-aircraft helper") with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Aircraft_Flak_Battle_Badge" class="extiw" title="en:Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge">Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge</a>, Flakhelfer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_Eagle" class="extiw" title="en:Breast Eagle">Breast Eagle</a>, and Flak Artillery Sleeve Badge (German: <i><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flakhelfer" class="extiw" title="de:Flakhelfer">Flakhelfer</a> mit <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak-Kampfabzeichen_der_Luftwaffe" class="extiw" title="de:Flak-Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe">Flak-Kampfabzeichen</a>, Flakhelfer-Brustadler und Flakartillerie-Ärmelabzeichen</i>). 
<ul><li>The uniform also includes a Hitler Youth armband (brassard, <i><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakenkreuzarmbinde" class="extiw" title="de:Hakenkreuzarmbinde">Hakenkreuzarmbinde</a></i>), rank insignia on the shoulder straps, and the <i>Luftwaffe</i>-style national <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eagle-and-swastika" class="extiw" title="en:eagle-and-swastika">eagle-and-swastika</a> emblem on the peaked field cap.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Youth" class="extiw" title="en:Hitler Youth">Hitler Youth</a> (German: <i><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitlerjugend" class="extiw" title="de:Hitlerjugend">Hitlerjugend</a></i>, HJ) was the paramilitary youth organisation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party" class="extiw" title="en:Nazi Party">Nazi Party</a> (<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSDAP" class="extiw" title="de:NSDAP">NSDAP</a>) in Germany, founded in 1922. From 1936 until 1945, it was the sole official boys' youth organisation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" class="extiw" title="en:Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> (the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Reich" class="extiw" title="en:Third Reich">Third Reich</a>, <i><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drittes_Reich" class="extiw" title="de:Drittes Reich">Drittes Reich</a></i>). HJ was composed of the Hitler Youth proper for male youths aged 14 to 18, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Youngsters_in_the_Hitler_Youth" class="extiw" title="en:German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth">German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth</a> (<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Jungvolk_in_der_Hitler_Jugend" class="extiw" title="de:Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend">Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend</a>, DJ or DJV) for younger boys aged 10 to 14.</li>
<li>A <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffenhelfer" class="extiw" title="en:Luftwaffenhelfer">Luftwaffenhelfer</a></i> ( "air force assistant"), also commonly known as a <i>Flakhelfer</i> (from the German <i>Flugzeugabwehrkanone</i>, FLAK, "anti-aircraft gun"), was any member of the auxiliary staff of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe" class="extiw" title="en:Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a>, the German Air Force, during World War II. Such terms often implied students conscripted as child soldiers.</li>
<li>Photo postcard (<i>Fotokarte, Foto Ansichtskarte, Foto-AK, Postkarte</i>) issued in Germany</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Propaganda" class="extiw" title="en:Nazi Propaganda">Nazi Propaganda</a> (<i><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalsozialistische_Propaganda" class="extiw" title="de:Nationalsozialistische Propaganda">Nationalsozialistische Propaganda</a></i>)</li></ul>
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