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HITLERJUGEND DOCUMENT GROUPING – HJ-LEISTUNGSBUCH – REICHSSPORTABZEICHEN – 1937 ABITUR – VEGESACK
DESCRIPTION
Interesting prewar document grouping belonging to a Hitlerjugend member, Hanns-Joachim Burmeister, born April 18, 1919, in Vegesack, near Bremen. The grouping documents his participation in the Hitlerjugend, athletic achievements, and education during the 1930s.
HJ-LEISTUNGSBUCH
Includes his original green-covered Leistungsbuch, issued in February 1936, and a second gray-covered Leistungsbuch der Hitler-Jugend, bearing the HJ diamond emblem. The latter contains an original portrait photograph of Burmeister in HJ uniform, secured with staples and accompanied by official stamps and signatures.
The records document his participation in the organization, including service with the Marine-HJ and subsequent HJ assignments, as well as entries relating to physical fitness and athletic testing. Recorded activities include marching exercises and other requirements for the HJ-Leistungsabzeichen.
DEUTSCHES REICHSSPORTABZEICHEN
Also included is his application booklet for the Deutsches Reichs-Sportabzeichen für Männer, featuring his personal details, photograph, and documentation of athletic accomplishments.
A separate certificate dated July 13, 1933, records his successful completion of the swimming examination, involving a 30-minute continuous swim.
1937 ABITUR CERTIFICATE
Of particular interest is his original Zeugnis der Reife from the Realgymnasium zu Vegesack, dated March 20, 1937. The document records Burmeister's completion of his secondary education and includes individual academic grades, handwritten evaluations, numerous signatures, and official school and government stamps.
His academic results include a notably strong grade of sehr gut in physical education, alongside gut in mathematics, history, and drawing.
1935 HITLERJUGEND CORRESPONDENCE
An original typewritten letter dated January 24, 1935, from Hitler-Jugend, Gebiet 7 (Nordsee), Abteilung E, Oldenburg, concerns the return of Burmeister's HJ-Leistungsbuch. It confirms that examinations completed at the Sportlager Wolterdingen had been entered into the booklet, but requests that missing information be supplied before returning the document to the regional HJ leadership.
The letter bears the typed name of Jungbannführer Herbert Frese.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
The grouping also contains supplementary certificates, handwritten entries, and associated paperwork reflecting Burmeister's education and Hitlerjugend activities during the prewar years.
An interesting, researchable grouping tracing the prewar activities and educational background of a young Hitlerjugend member from the Bremen area.
