Figure 1.--Here the boys are at Klein Timmendorp as part of cycling excursion. Notice how one of the boys is organizing the group. We do not see any adult leaders. We believe the building here is a youth hostel the boys stayed at. The caption unfortunately is very difficult to read. The caption read, "Das erste ????". That mean, "The first ?????." I have not been able to decipher the missing rather long word.

A element of the HJ was youth leadership. The boys were tught that they were creating a new German and they regardless of their social backgrounfs would provide the leadership of the New Order in Germany. Note that no where in these images do you see adults involved. This is quite different than Scouting where although it provides leadership experiences, adult Scout masters play a major role. Given the number of photographs in the album, one might think that there would be some photographs of adult leaders if there were any. But as best we can tell there were not any, even n the excursions and trips.