Original Item: Only One Available. Deutsche Kinderschar, Deutsche Kinderschar der NS Frauenschaft ("National Socialist Women's League's German Children's Squad") or Kindergruppen der NS.-Frauenschaft was an organized activity for children aged six to ten in National Socialist Germany from 1933 to 1945. These children's groups run by primary school teachers in the NS-Frauenschaft within local party areas. In 1938, there must have been more than 350,000 children in the groups. Activities with play and community also continued during the Second World War. Children in the same local team were dressed alike, but the uniforms were not standardized, and the outfits could vary between the groups.

Participating in "the German children's groups" was, among other things, to facilitate further organization and organization in the militaristically organized state. When the children turned ten, the girls became members of the Deutsche Jungmädel (JM), the boys of the Deutsche Jungvolk (DJ). When they turned 14, they continued in the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM) and (HJ) respectively where they stayed until they were 18. These organizations were subordinate to the top leadership of the HJ. From 1936 membership in the state youth organization became compulsory.

This is a high quality rare example of a WWII Era National Socialist Women's League's German Children's Squad Pennant, which would have most likely been displayed in classrooms, or possibly at meetings. It is double sided and is of multi-piece cotton construction with heavy tight stitching, metal snap hooks, and a twisted white rope border around the entire edge. One side displays a red NSDAP Swas in red sewn onto the white field, while the other side is also white, with the following text embroidered in black:

This basically indicates this was for the Children's Squad based in Firnhaberau, a city district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, the "home" of the NSDAP. This definitely looks to be handmade, and not an officially issued NSDAP item. The pennant shows use and some staining, but no tears or major damage. The pennant measures approximately 14 inches in hoist and 18 inches in fly.

A very interesting piece that really helps to illustrate the degree to which the NSDAP attempted to completely take over Germany, this is sure to make a great addition to any collection!

More on the NS-Frauenschaft Women's League

The National Socialist Women's League (German: Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft, abbreviated NS-Frauenschaft) was the women's wing of the NSDAP Party. It was founded in October 1931 as a fusion of several nationalist and NSDAP women's associations, such as the German Women's Order (German: Deutscher Frauenorden, DFO) which had been founded in 1926. From then on, women were subordinate to the NSDAP Reich leadership. Guida Diehl was its first speaker (Kulturreferentin).

The Frauenschaft was subordinated to the national party leadership (Reichsleitung); girls and young women were the purview of the League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel, BDM). From February 1934 to the end of World War II in 1945, the NS-Frauenschaft was led by Reich's Women's Leader (Reichsfrauenführerin) Gertrud Scholtz-Klink (1902–1999). It put out a biweekly magazine, the NS-Frauen-Warte.

Its activities included instruction in the use of German-manufactured products, such as butter and rayon, in place of imported ones, as part of the self-sufficiency program, and classes for brides and schoolgirls. During wartime, it also provided refreshments at train stations, collected scrap metal and other materials, ran cookery and other classes, and allocated the domestic servants conscripted in the east to large families. Propaganda organizations depended on it as the primary spreader of propaganda to women.

The NS-Frauenschaft reached a total membership of 2 million by 1938, the equivalent of 40% of the total party membership. The German National Socialist Women's League Children's Group was known as "Kinderschar".