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Deutsches Jungvolk fanfare trumpeters at a Nazi rally in the town of Worms in 1933. Their banners illustrate the Deutsches Jungvolk rune insignia.. The Deutsches Jungvolk was founded in 1928 by Kurt Gruber under the title Jungmannschaften ("Youth Teams"), but it was renamed Knabenschaft in December 1928 [1] and became the Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitlerjugend in March 1931. [2]
As the boys' community could no longer exist as a formal organization, efforts were made in the newspaper "Die Kiefer" and in Koebel's book "Die Heldenfibel" to ensure the continued existence of dj.1.11 as a community of like-minded individuals, a "spiritual order". The magazine and book were published by Verlag Günther Wolff in Plauen. [3]
From 1936 until 1945, it was the sole official boys' youth organisation in Germany and it was partially a paramilitary organisation. It was composed of the Hitler Youth proper for male youths aged 14 to 18, and the German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth (Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend or "DJ", also "DJV") for younger boys aged 10 to 14.
Even younger boys from the ages of 10–14 years could be involved in the Hitler Youth movement, under the Deutsches Jungvolk. [6] Girls were also involved in Hitler Youth Operations, although in a limited capacity, through the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM, the League of German Girls). [6]
At 14, all Deutsches Jungvolk were required to join the senior Hitler Youth branch, the Hitlerjugend. In part to avoid becoming an infantry officer, Heck applied to the elite Flying Hitler Youth (Flieger Hitlerjugend), although he was apprehensive about its year-long glider plane training. But within weeks he became obsessed with flying and ...
Zech was born in Zlattnik, Upper Silesia (present-day Złotniki, Opole Voivodeship, Poland) and was enrolled in the Deutsches Jungvolk, as was mandatory under Nazi rule. In early 1945, Goldenau (as Zlattnik was re-named under the Nazis from 1936-1945) was under attack by advancing elements of the Soviet Red Army. During the attack, Zech saw a ...
Jungvolk boys 1933 collecting metal for the German armament industry. Photo: Bundesarchiv 13.8.1943, The political Nazi leader Reichel (from Erdmannsdorf in Saxony) with his wife and twelve children all dressed in Nazi Party or military uniforms.
The Österreichisches Jungvolk (German pronunciation: [ˌøːstəʁaɪçɪʃəs ˈjʊŋfɔlk], lit. ' Austrian Young People ') was the state youth organization of Austria during the era of Austrofascism. It was founded in August 1936 and at the time of its dissolution in 1938 it had around 350,000 members between the ages of 6 and 18.