Figure 1.--A photograph of Inge shows her wearing a Hitler Youth uniform--the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM). Children joined the HJ at age 10. It surprised us when we learned that she lived in Denmark. |
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A photograph of Inge shows her wearing a Hitler Youth uniform--the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM). Children joined the HJ at age 10. When we first saw this album, we assumed that Inge lived in Germany, both because of her BDM uniform and the town's German World War I menorial. We were rather surprised to see that she lived in Denmark. Other neighboring countries (Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, the Netherlands and Poland) did not allow the HJ to organize and the children to wear HJ uniforms. This image suggests that the family was pro-NAZI. The HJ expanded rapidy after the NAZI take over in 1933, but even in Germany many children were still not HB members in 1934. Of course many Germans who after World War I found themselves living in foreign countries, were attracted by Hitler's highly nationalistic rhethoric wjich offerdcthe hope that he might incorporate achieve union with areas like this. We note that Inge does not have any insignia on her uniform. This might be because she is a new member. It might also be because Danish authorities did not allow the HJ badges. We do not see Inge's brother wearing a HJ uniform, but we do see him wearing black shorts so he may also have had one.
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