Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a desirable Deutsche Jägerschaft ('German Hunting Society') staff car pennant (German: wimpel), measuring 7 1/4" in hoist by 12" in fly. The DJ was the official hunting society in NSDAP Germany, 1934–1945, and membership was mandatory for all who possessed a hunting license. As with other state organizations, it was run like a paramilitary organization, and had its own insignia, uniforms, and ranks. The pennant is green in color, and feels like it is made from cotton light canvas. It displays an embroidered insignia of the organization, a stag skull with antlers surrounded by D. J., and with a swas in a starburst inside the antlers. It is double sided, made from two pieces of fabric sewn together, and has reinforcement stitches at the point. There is a header sleeve on the hoist end, though there are no attachment halyard or clips present.

Condition is very good, showing just a bit of wear and light staining from use and storage. Just the thing for a German WW2 era pennant collection!

During the Third Reich and WWII, a wide variety of flags and pennants were used on German cars and vehicles. In the military, vehicle flags and pennants were used to indicate branch or rank, or specific command roles. The various civilian organizations also had vehicle flags and pennants for members of their organization or to denote the vehicles of officers, leaders or people in specific roles. Even political leaders had their own flags which were often rank specific. Some of the flags, especially military ones, were simply printed, and some were machine woven or stitched, while the flags for political leaders and the highest ranking military personnel were more decorative and often elaborately hand embroidered in bullion wire. Some vehicle flags were mass produced, including simple national flag type swas emblem pennants that could have been bought by any patriotic supporter. Others were unique. These flags were attractive souvenirs for GI troops at the end of the war, and are eagerly collected today.

The Deutsche Jägerschaft was created through the Reichsjagdgesetz ('National Hunting Act') of 1934. Existing hunting societies were disbanded and the membership transferred to the new society.

The group mission was typical of NSDAP organizations:-
- Educate the hunting community to practice an ethical hunting culture.
- Preserve the wildlife population unchanged to the benefit of future generations.
- Jews were excluded from membership even if they owned hunting grounds.

The Deutsche Jägerschaft was a statutory corporation with mandatory membership for all who possessed a hunting license. The membership was in hunting matters subordinate to the jurisdiction of the Deutsche Jägerschaft through its system of honorary courts. Deutsche Jägerschaft was led by Hermann Göring, as Reichsjägermeister, and was governed by the Führerprinciple. Elected officials did not exist; all functionaries were appointed by their superiors in the internal chain of command. Göring's deputy and leader of the daily work was Walter von Keudell until 1937. Administrative leader was Oberstjägermeister Ulrich Scherping.

Deutsche Jägerschaft was organized in a number of Jagdgaue. Some Länder had a Landesjägermeister as leader of the Gaujägermeisters. Each Jagdgau contained a number of Jagdkreise under a Kreisjägermeister. Each Jagdkreis had a number of Hegeringen ('Game Management Areas') under a Hegeringsleiter. Thüringen, for instance, formed a Jagdgau with 15 Jagdkreise that were state wildlife agencies. The Institute für Jagdkunde ('Hunting Science Institute') and the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Handfeuerwaffen ('German Research Station for Small Arms') also came under the Deutsche Jägerschaft.