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[MrPrax]

" The history of youth movements during the end of the 19th and begining of the 20th Centuries is very complex, and even the limited scope of those that existed exclusively in Germany is nearly impossible to fully document. But as complex as the subject may be, no study would be complete without a mention of the root of most all 20th Century German youth movements - the Wandervogel...
The Wandervogle movement, not unlike many other youth movements that would soon follow, adopted a specific style of dress, a ranking system, and even a system of addressing fellow members. More specific to Germany was a focus on tradional German folk stories, folk songs, and folk heros. At first the movement consisted of exculsively boys, but girls were soon after allowed into the movement as well although the sexes were not intergrated together."
http://www.feldgrau.com/hj.html

Baden Powell was inspired by this Birds of Passage movement!!