in about two thousand groups and organizations. The most popular organization was the Wandervogel, which was popular due to the involvement of sports. Boys were able to go on weekend retreats, where they would hike and learn to survive on their own in the wilderness. Organized sporting events of soccer and other various competitions kept the interests of the children. The Wandervogel were noted for their love of the land, not the new, modernconveniences of the cities. Hiking and skiing were chosen over activities such as watching amovie or going to a dance. The Wandervogel, which was formed November 4, 1901(iii), reflected the main attitudes ofthe of the youth movement. American Boy Scouts saluting Hitler Youth in Munich in 1935. Koch p. 196. In some ways the Wandervogel was a manifestation of the perceptible mood of boredom andrestlessness appearance of Wilhelmian Germany was little more than a facade whichconcealed latent tensions beneath the surface. (iv) The youth movement was a rejection of the Weimar government, which was one of thereasons why they were so easily supportive of the Nazi regime. They were alsodisenchanted with the older generation and their new sets of values: work and money. The Hohe Meissner meeting of 1913 showed the spirit of the youth.(v) The youthwanted to rejuvenate Germany and were so serious in their convictions that they wereapproached by a variety of people and organizations. These people included reformers,intellectuals and critics of Weimar Germany. They wanted the youth to become their allies,but they were making a serious mistake. This mistake was that they expec...
