These guys can´t be HJ can they?

[Jan]

Stumbled upon this photo today which is supposed to show members of HJ at the Arctic Circle. I am very suspicious to this mostly because of the shirts these guys are wearing and also their age.

Any idea what organisation these guys could belong to, boyscouts maybe?

Best, Jan

[Willmore]

Hi Jan.

I am not sure I can help with your question, but it appears the person on the far right seems to be wearing a small knife, maybe a Hitler youth knife? It is interesting they are wearing the type of shirt often seen being worn by Gebirgs troops

Kind regards,

Will.

[Jan]

Thanks Will, your eyes are bettter than mine it appears

Best,

Jan

[Larry C]

Also the sign is in 4 languages

[Jan]

The sign is the pre-war "tourist sign" that stood near the modern day Santa Claus Village, located on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi and nearby the road to the "Eismeerfront".

The sign is in four languages Finnish and Swedish (Finland is a bilingual country), German and English.

Best,

Jan

[Willmore]

I have a photo of the same sign from an album that belonged to a German who travelled around Scandinavia by bicycle in 1933, then returned as a member of the Luftwaffe during the war.

Photograph album - Adventures in Scandinavia before and during the war.

Kind regards,

Will.

[Rich Moran]

Buckles look like Hitler Youth

[lebus12]

It seems you have rain caps for the HJ...

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[Jan]

Another picture of the "Polarkreis" sign from my collection.

Best, Jan

[NSDAP Sammler]

I also believe that these are HJ boys. The boy in the yellow circle is clearly wearing a Hitler Youth raincoat (HJ Regenumhang).