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Wandervogel is the name adopted by a popular movement of German youth groups from 1896 onward. The name can be translated as migratory bird and the ethos is to shake off the restrictions of society and get back to nature and freedom. Soon the groups split and there originated ever more organisations, which still all called themselves Wandervogel, but were organisationally independent. Nonetheless the feeling was still of being a common movement, but split into several branches. Image File history File links Wandervogel_greif. ... Youth Group is a pop rock band from Sydney, Australia. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Long-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern hemisphere. ...

History

After World War I, the leaders returned disillusioned from the war. The same was true for leaders of German Scouting. So both movements started to influence each other heavily in Germany. From the Wandervogel came a stronger culture of hiking, adventure, bigger tours to farther places, romanticism and a younger leadership structure. Scouting brought uniforms, flags, more organization, more camps and a clearer ideology. There was also an educationalist influence from Gustav Wyneken. Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties 5 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) 3 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) World War I, also known as the First World... The Scout Movement in Germany consists of more than 130 different associations and federations with about 250,000 Scouts and Guides. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... (Disambiguation: you may be looking for Neoromanticism (music) or New Romantic (British pop music)). The term neo-romanticism is synonymous with post-Romanticism or late Romanticism. ... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ... The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... Gustav Wyneken (March 19, 1875–December 8, 1964). ...

Influenced by the ideas of Gustav Wyneken, some members of the Wandervogel movement were quite open about their homoerotic feelings, although this kind of affection was supposed to be expressed in a mostly chaste manner. The founding of the Jungwandervogel happened largely as a reaction to a public scandal about these erotic passions, which were said to alienate young men from women. Homoeroticism refers to same-sex love and desire, most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the visual arts and literature. ...

Together this lead to the emergence of the Bündische Jugend. The Wandervogel, German Scouting and the Bündische Jugend together are referred to as the German Youth Movement. The German Youth Movement (In German: Die deutsche Jugendbewegung) is a collective term for educational-cultural renewal movement starting from 1896 on. ...

They had been around for more than a quarter of a century before the Nazis began to see an opportunity to hijack some methods and symbols of the German Youth Movement to use it in the Hitler Youth to manipulate the young. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Flag of the Hitler Youth (General flag) The Hitler Youth (German: Hitler-Jugend, abbreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that existed from 1922 to 1945. ...

This movement was very influential at that time. Its members were romantic and prepared to sacrifice a lot for their ideals. That is why there are many to be found on both sides in the Third Reich. Some of the Wandervogel groups had Jewish members and Jewish scouting movements such as Hashomer Hatzair were influenced by the Wandervogel. Other groups within the movement were anti-semitic or close to the Nazis. Therefore one can later find prominent members, both subscribing to the Third Reich or resisting it. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... ... Hashomer Hatzair (or Hashomer Hatsair or HaShomer HaTzair) (Hebrew: The Young Guard or Guardian [that is] Young) is a Zionist-socialist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia (now in Poland) and was also the name of the groups political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

From 1933 the Nazis outlawed the Wandervogel, German Scouting, the Jungenschaft and the Bündische Jugend, along with all youth groups independent of the Hitler Youth. (Only church affiliated groups had some years more.) 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... It has been suggested that Section (Scouting) be merged into this article or section. ... Flag of the Hitler Youth (General flag) The Hitler Youth (German: Hitler-Jugend, abbreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that existed from 1922 to 1945. ...

Modern aspects

The Wandervogel movement was refounded after World War II and exists in Germany to this day with arround 5,000 members, as well as in neighboring countries. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...

French Movement

The French movement established a particular presence in Normandy and Brittany. It is seen by its members as answering the needs of those young people seeking an alternative to the bourgeois lifestyle in which they have been taken hostage to an adult morality, politics and religion. However, the French movement continues the pattern of right wing anarchism of the parent organization, and is marked by connections with racist, anti-semitic, nationalist and survivalist elements, raising questions about its freedom of contamination from adult dogmas. Flag of Normandy Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... National motto: Kentoch mervel eget bezañ saotret (Breton: Rather dead than soiled) Official languages French Capitals Rennes and Nantes Largest city Nantes Area -Total 27 208 Km² km² Population -Total (2004) 4,198,500 Currency Euro (€) (EUR) Time zone UTC, Summer: UTC +2 National emblem Ermine Patron saints St. ... In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe a cultural group whose values and norms are at odds with those of the social mainstream, a cultural equivalent of a political opposition. ... Bourgeois at the end of the thirteenth century. ... Morality, in the most strict sense of the word, deals with that which is regarded as right or wrong. ... Politics is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Anarchism is derived from the Greek αναρχία (without archons (ruler, chief, king)). Anarchism as a political philosophy, is the belief that rulers, governments, and hierarchal social relationships are unnecessary and should be abolished, although there are differing interpretations of what this means. ... It has been suggested that Racism in Mass Media be merged into this article or section. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... A survivalist is a person who anticipates a potential disruption in the continuity of local, regional or worldwide society, and takes steps to survive in the resulting unpredictable situation. ... // Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas) is belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. ...

See also

• There are many articles in the German wikipedia about these topics. Start with de:Jugendbewegung or the category de:Kategorie:Jugendbewegung.
• Fidus

External links

• http://www.wandervogel.de Some present day Wandervogel associations

Literature

• Gordon Kennedy. Children of the Sun: A Pictorial Anthology from Germany to California 1883-1949, 1998, ISBN 0966889800
• Walter Laqueur: Young Germany: A History of the German Youth Movement, Transaction Pub, 1984, ISBN 0878559604
• Robert A. Pois. National Socialism and the Religion of Nature. (In English, 1986).