Talk:League of German Girls
I have changed the Abbreviation from BdM to BDM. Because "Bund Deutscher Mädel" is a proper name, the adjective "deutsch" ist written in capitals in it (same as in English). The abbreviation is therefore "BDM", not "BdM".
Changed the name to "Bund Deutscher Mädchen"
According to the WW2 book "World War II: A Visual Encylopedia", BDM stood for "Bund Deutscher Mädchen".
i checked in a school textbook of mine, and it says it is bund deutscher mädel, thus i believe that to be the true name. does anyone else have supporting information for either mädchen or mädel? --Sstabeler (talk) 18:46, 27 September 2005 (UTC)- note- i know my signature was added in a seperate edit- i forgot the first time, it is my comment. also note the speed of my edit.
My mother was a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel. That was its correct title. Detmold 23:15 26 Feb 2006
Mädel vs Mädchen
In German, "die Mädel" (note feminine article) literally means "girl" and "das Mädchen" (note neuter article) literally means "little girl". So why are all girls regardless of age now called "das Mädchen"? Is it because "die Mädel" has too strong connotations to this organisation? — JIP | Talk 12:59, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
- You're wrong on all accounts. "die Mädel" is plural, not singular ("die" doubles as plural article); the singular is "das Mädel" (yes, neuter). "Mädel" is comparable to American "gal" or Scottish "lass": chiefly restricted to dialect and quaint sounding in mainstream. The Nazis had nothing to do with the way the word is used, though it's interesting to note "Mädel" is still common in Austria. 82.92.119.11 23:19, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
Article should have a pic
At least one.
Here are several...
http://www.od43.com/Organisationsbuch_13.jpg
http://histclo.com/youth/youth/image/imgnat/girlsleas.jpg
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERwomen.jpg
http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t242/T242186A.jpg
24.60.66.216 (talk) 09:03, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- Do you know the copyright status of these images? I mean, I'm sure we can write a fair use rational if it is absolutely neccessary, but it would be better if we could find a free alternative. Puchiko (Talk-email) 18:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Sites with photos and videos
This site: [[1]] has photos and this site [[2]] has a video about this nazist organization.Agre22 (talk) 03:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)agre22
BDM Here is a site with detailed information on the BDM
Category:Hitler Youth is itself a category within Category:Youth organizations based in Germany. — Robert Greer (talk) 23:05, 10 March 2009 (UTC)