Figure 1.--This photograph was taken in the mid-1930s. Three boys wear their Hitler Youth uniforms. They are prominabtly placed in front, a clear recognotion of their status. The girls wear dresses, many with pigtails. It looks like a single class at the school. The photograph is undated, but has to have been taken in 1933 or later because of the hJ uniforms. We think it was fairly early in the NAZI era, because of the uniforms. Two boys are wearing ties rather than scarves. This only occurred early before the uniform was more standardized. Thus we think the photograph was proibably taken in 1934.

We note photographs taken at the Schönemoor village school before and after World War II. Schönemoor is a German village about 15 km west of Bremen in northwestern Germany. We know very little about the village or the school. The first photograph was taken in the mid-1930s. Three boys wear their Hitler Youth uniforms. They are prominabtly placed in front. The girls wear dresses, many with pigtails. It looks like a single class at the school. A photograph taken after the War in 1947 shows the affect of the War. Several children are barefoot, unable to obtain or afford shoes. The boys all wear short pants with either jackets or sweaters. The girls asll wear dresses. Schönemoor would have been in the British occupation zone.

The Village

Schönemoor is a German village about 15 km west of Bremen in northwestern Germany. We know very little about the village or the school.

The School

We believe that the schhol was a village primary, often called a Realschule. It looks to be set in a wooded area. The 1947 photograph shows a corner of the school. Some village primaries classes for older children beyond the first 4 basic years of primary. We are not sure of this one.

Chronology

We note photographs taken at the Schönemoor village school before and after World War II.

The 1930s

This photograph was taken in the mid-1930s. Three boys wear their Hitler Youth uniforms. They are prominabtly placed in front, a clear recognotion of their status. The girls wear dresses, many with pigtails. It looks like a single class at the school. The photograph is undated, but has to have been taken in 1933 or later because of the hJ uniforms. We think it was fairly early in the NAZI era, because of the uniforms. Two boys are wearing ties rather than scarves. This only occurred early before the uniform was more standardized. Thus we think the photograph was proibably taken in 1934.

The 1940s

This photograph taken after the War in 1947 shows the affect of the War. It is a much larger group of children, presumably the whole school. Even so we still see only one teacher. If he was the only teacher he certasinly must have had his hands full. We can also see a corner of the school building. The villages schools like this mostly survived the War. The schools located in the heavily bombed cities were badly damaged or completely destroyed. Several children are barefoot, unable to obtain or afford shoes. Clothes in general were in short supply, but leathet products in particular were hard to get. The boys all wear short pants with either jackets or sweaters. The girls all wear dresses. Schönemoor would have been in the British occupation zone.

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