HJ or NSKK?

[Steve Campbell]

I picked this up as a HJ NSKK member. Was there such a thing? What unit is this? NSKK, or HJ NSKK?

[Jim Woods]

Looks more like HJ with NSFK ties.

[Raymond]

The young man in the photo is HJ. The circular badge on his left arm is awarded for graduating from a "Flieger Technische Vorschule". The badge on his left breast pocket is NSFK for a 'Winner in the National Model Glider Flying Competition, held at Wasserkuppe, June 1941'. This photo appears in "Youth Led By Youth" vol 2 page 28.

[Steve Campbell]

Thanks guys. So it's HJ with an NSFK badge. NSFK was a flight division or something?

You say this photo is published in a book? Is this a modern HJ reference book? This particular photo is a private postcard photo, so it may have been another copy of it used , unless it was this one.

[LandZack2013]

NSFK was the national socialist glider corps. They kind of evolved out of the fleiger-SA, but the NSKK never became as political as SA or NSKK if I understand.

[Don Scowen]

You may wish to use a black light on this picture to see if it glows. Modern copies of it have been circulating for a number of years now.

Cheers
Don

[Steve Campbell]

You may wish to use a black light on this picture to see if it glows. Modern copies of it have been circulating for a number of years now.

Cheers
Don

Really? Blacklight works with photos also, not just cloth items? Is there any other way to tell?

[Don Scowen]

Indeed it works very well. There are other methods but they rely on experience with old paper, water marks etc.

Check out this very old thread, there's a picture I took showing a new photo in amongst period ones under blacklight. http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ht=black+light


Cheers
Don

[Steve Campbell]

I'm going to try this for sure. The last thing I want in my collection is reproductions. I will post the rear later to see if that helps. Who sells these black lights?

[wewelsburg]

any dept store. get a hand held though dont try it with a bulb!lol

[Zeller]

that was a very nice portrait and yes it's on the excellent 3 book serie Youth led by Youth-
UV Light works fine with postcards and pics but fakers became smarter: you can find reprints on old paper or modern prints coated with a thin laque (sorry,not sure about the proper english word) which are indeed FAKE but do not glow...unfortunately