Re: Specifics on H_tler Youth, Please

From: Susan Ferrill (sferr@ONRAMP.NET)
Date: Sun Feb 04 2001 - 13:11:07 PST


Ron,

I would have to agree with what that lady from Austria said. That is how it
was presented to my cousins. They said there was nothing else for them
at the time.

Susan

At 03:00 PM 2/4/01 -0600, you wrote:
>I also knew a lady from Austria who married a GI there immediately
>following WWII.
>She had one helleva time getting into the US because she had been a member
>of the Hitler Youth.
>She explained to US authorities that in her school she was 'encouraged' to
>join, not signing up had all kinks of repercussions for her and her family.
>Finally the US authorities relented and she was allowed into the US. They
>had entertained the idea that membership was equivalent to being a member
>of the Nazi party while she related it was like being in the girl scouts
>and was the only youth organization open to children.
>
>Ron Gillen
>
>Rg ===============================


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