HITLER YOUTH BACKPACK

This is an original Third Reich Hitler Jugend backpack made of canvas and wood construction, leather straps and buckles. 

Hitler youth backpack taken, worn and brought back to Canada by Canadian soldier A. Adriaenssens. From the 7th Platoon Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

Can not see any markings maker marking and only a faint markings on 1 leather strap.

It has been makred by the Canadian Soldier's with his name and info on the pack. 
RFMN A. Adriaenssens from Swan Lake, Manitoba. 
H100194
Royal Canadian Rifles 7 Plt.

Received from the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum, Canada. The museum was selling off some of there museum’s items, to make room for more. The museum called it deaccessioning surplus museum artifacts.

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (R Wpg Rif) are a Primary Reserve one-battalion infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Nicknamed the "Little Black Devils", they are based out of the Minto Armoury in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles are part of 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group.

In 1883, the 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles was authorized by the Government, becoming the oldest infantry regiment in western Canada.

During the Northwest Canada Expedition in 1885 the Regiment faced its baptism of fire in the Battles of Fish Creek and Batoche. During the former an adversary was baffled as to who were the dark-coated men (referring to the Regiment’s dark green coats) fighting alongside the red-coated Canadian militia said “The redcoats we know, but who are those little black devils?”

The moniker stuck and the motto “HOSTI ACIE NOMINATI” (Named by the Enemy Force) and the rampant devil are emblazed on the Regiment’s cap badge. Since then, the members of the regiment proudly call themselves “Little Black Devils".

The Little Black Devils entered the maelstrom of war during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. They trained at Camp Shilo, Manitoba. Three months later they were transferred to Debert Camp, Nova Scotia and in September 1941, 36 officers and 860 other ranks of the Little Black Devils arrived in England. Following the war, the Canadian Expeditionary Force demobilized and the Regiment was renamed the Winnipeg Rifles. In 1933, it was granted the name Royal Winnipeg Rifles.