Figure 1.--This photograph from volume I shows the rough and tumble activities pursued at Hitler Youth summer camps. Actual fighting was encoraged at some of the wide games. |
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The first volume of Jungen: Eure Welt (Boys - Your World: The Year Book of the German Boy) was published in 1938. This book is a compilation of articles of interest to the German Youth in their teens.
There are sections on current events, politics, arts and crafts, games, sports, wildlife and similar content.
It was published in hardcover in full linnen. The binding size was 6 3/4" x 9 3/4". The editors (Herausgegeben von)
were Wilhelm Utermann and Karl Lapper. We know little about Utermann, except that he wrote a number of books about NAZI Germany touching upon economic matters. Lapper was an Austruan who earned a dictorate in law. He formed a NAZI youth group in Austria and was later active in both the the Hitler Youth and Goebbels Propagabnda Ministry. He reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the SS. The book was published by Zentralv., Franz E. Nachf., Gmbh., Munchen (Munich). The book is a mix of topics including articles about Hitler Youth activities and military matters, including military ranks and badges. There were also non-political articles that would appeal to boys, like outer space, construction (we think the Autobahns), and adventures in Africa. We do not have an index, but notice the following articles: Willi Richter, "Unter der fchibarzen Lagerfahne des Jungvolks', Harald Gloth, 'Die Leute von Penzberg', and Bruno H. Bürgel, 'Sind die Sterne bervohnt?'.
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