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We are not sure just what image the beret had in Germany. We suspect that the beret was seen as a French style. Thefact that many mothers chose it suggests that they saw fashion as more important than nationalism. This is interesting in the super-heated nationlist atmosphere both before and after World war. We continue to see boys wearing berets even after the NAZIs seized power despite the French image. It is also notable that only younger boys wore them. This was because many boys wore school caps once they began secondary school. The photographic record suggests that it was also because the beret was not very popular for older boys. Here nationlist issues ny have been a factor. We also suspect that the beret was primarly associated with little boys. The military image the beret has today is an artifact of World War II and did not exist before the War.
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