Figure 1.--These German Scouts at a camp wear traditiona Scout uniforms with berets. The photograph was probably taken in the 1970s.

German boys have worn many of the same uniform items popular with Scouts in other countries. German Scouts also adopted Scout items worn in other countries like the French beret. We note many German scouts wearing berets. Occasionally we notice German Scouts wearing the traditional lemon-squeezer hat, but berets were much more common. Scout shirts and scarves are very common. Most Scouts even when not fully uniformed wore a Scout shirt and scarve. Less common were uniform pants. We note boys wearing uniform pants to some extent, but we also noice a variety of other pants, jeans, sports shorts, and lederhosen. We note corduroy shorts were popular for a time, but gradually gave way to jeans. Lederhosen or leather shorts were especially popular in Germany although boys in other counties have also worn them. Lederhosen werev most common in Bavaria and southern Germany, but appear to have been widely worn by German Scouts. We rarely seen German Scouts wearing uniform kneesocks. There is a wide variety of footwear, including shoes, snakers, sandals, and boots.

Headwear

German Scouts adopted Scout items worn in other countries like the French beret. We note many German scouts wearing berets. Occasiinally we notice German Scouts wearing the traditional lemon-squeezer hat, but berets were much more common.

Shirts

Scout shirts are very common. Most Scouts even when not fully uniformed wore a Scout shirt.

Scarves

The Scout scarve was also commonly worn. we note some boys wearing Scout scarves even when not using other parts of the uniform.

Pants

Less common were uniform pants. We note boys wearing uniform pants to some extent, but we also noice a variety of other pants, jeans, sports shorts, and lederhosen. We note corduroy shorts were popular for a time, but gradually gave way to jeans. Lederhosen or leather shorts were especially popular in Germany although boys in other counties have also worn them. Lederhosen were most common in Bavaria and southern Germany, but appear to have been widely worn by German Scouts. we note German Scouts wearing lederhosen both with the Scout uniform and when wearing regular clothes for Scout activities--especially at Scout camps.

Hosiery

We rarely seen German Scouts wearing uniform kneesocks. We commnly see uniform kneesocks with scout groups, but this was relatively rare in Germany.

Fotwear

There is a wide variety of footwear, including shoes, snakers, sandals, and boots. Almost always the sandals worn after World war II were closed-toe sandals.