Tinnies Help with Tinnie ID

[bsweeney]

Who can tell me what this tinnie is for!

[Andy H]

Hi

It was an award to members of the Hitler Youth for sporting prowess in 1936. There are similar badges for recognising sporting achievements in other years.

Best Wishes Andy

[XEN]

Hi,

I wouldn't go as far as using the word 'prowess'

Here's more on the badge and the competition: http://www.hj-research.com/forum/f25/hj-reichssportwettkampf-winners-badges-qualification-1071/

[XEN]

From the Hitler Youth Forum:

"There is sometimes the perception that these sports badges were only
awarded to the winners of an event during the Reich youth sports
competition but actually the competition was much fairer than that.
Despite its name of 'Siegernadel' (winners badge) the purpose of the
badge was to act as an outward sign of achievement and rather than
having to win an event to qualify the boy or girl instead had to achieve
a minimum points total of 180 points spread over three events. This
meant that a weakness in one event could be made good by a particularly
good performance in another. The three events were:

HJ

100m sprint

Long-jump

Indian club throw (weight 500g)

BDM (including BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit)

75m sprint

Long-jump

Throwing a ball (weight 80g)

DJ and JM

60m sprint

Long-jump

Throwing a ball (weight 80g)


Points were awarded according to a table organised into age bands. For example a 10 year-old DJ
boy who jumped 3.24m would receive 60 points toward his total. If he
jumped 4.04m he would receive 100 points. To receive the same points
total a 14 year-old would have to jump 3.87m and 4.67m respectively.
Those with the top results in the single disciplines were awarded a
certificate in addition to the badge.


There were also team events during the Reichssportwettkampf.
The top 10 individual results from the Gefolgschaft (or equivalent)
level were added together and the best teams went on to compete at Bann
level. The best of these then competed at the Gebiet championship with
the winners there representing their Gebiet at the Sommerkampfspiele der
HJ (HJ Summer Games)".

Edited February 3, 2013 by XEN