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  2. German childhood in World War II - Wikipedia

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    It cannot be assumed that the term has comparable meanings in languages of other European countries. [12] For example, the English term war children, as well as the French term enfant de la Guerre, define the concept narrower, as a synonym for Besatzungskind – a child of a native mother and a father who is member of an occupying military force – describing implications associated with that ...

  3. Evacuations of children in Germany during World War II

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    It was based the same regime of order, discipline and obedience as military training and used military jargon [25] and children were required to wear KLV uniforms. [26] Children were woken at 06:30 after which they would wash, clean their dormitories and report any health problems. Breakfast was after a flag-raising ceremony at 07:30.

  4. Kindergarten - Wikipedia

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    Kindergarten (børnehave) is a day care service offered to children from age three until the child starts attending school. Kindergarten classes (grade 0) were made mandatory in 2009 and are offered by primary schools before a child enters first grade.

  5. Military use of children in World War II - Wikipedia

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    This mobilization was conducted by the ordinance of the Ministry of Army, not by law. The ordinances mobilized the student for a volunteer soldier for form's sake. However, in reality, the military authorities ordered schools to force almost all students to "volunteer" for soldiers. Sometimes they counterfeited the necessary documents of students.

  6. Glossary of German military terms - Wikipedia

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    The Freikorps was an early volunteer paramilitary organizations formed in the wake of the German defeat in the First World War making up the German army in lieu of the restrictions mandated by the Treaty of Versailles; they consisted primarily of demobilized soldiers, disillusioned young men, and fanatical conservative nationalists who blamed ...

  7. Prussian education system - Wikipedia

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    The latter enlarged freedom in execution of overall military strategies and had a major influence in the German and Prussian industrial culture, which profited from the Prussian reformers' introduction of greater economic freedom. The mission-type concept, which was kept by later German armed forces, required a high level of understanding ...

  8. Education in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Education in Germany is primarily the responsibility of individual German states (Länder), with the federal government only playing a minor role. While kindergarten (nursery school) is optional, formal education is compulsory for all children ages 6 to 15. [ 1 ]

  9. Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Wikipedia

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    DoDDS range from kindergarten to 12th grade, and some universities are accredited by the Department of Defense. [ 5 ] In addition to operating retail facilities on overseas military installations, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service provides four million school lunches each year in overseas Department of Defense schools at a break-even ...