The FDJ & Junge Pioniere
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march of the FDJ
The most important youth organization was the Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend-FDJ) founded in 1946. 72% of the population are 14 to 25 were members in the late 1970s .Membership was voluntary, but essential to become a SED party member in later life .
Young Junge Pioniere JP
The Ernst Thalmann Pioneers Organization ( Junge Pioniere-JP) was an auxiliary of the FDJ, with entry at 6 years of age through age 14. The famous motto of the JP was "Seid bereit - Immer Bereit ! Be ready ! This was also Always ready ! This was also a customary to begin classes across the GDR. The Society for Sports and Technology (Gesellschaft fur Sport und Technik-GST) provided paramilitary activities such as parachuting and marksmanship. The German Gynamistics and Sports Federation trained Olympic athletes . The FDJ's official newspaper was Junge Welt, which at one time was the largest-circulation paper in East Germany. It continues publication today on a smaller scale without FDJ affiliation. The FDJ conitues to exist in Germany today, on a much smaller scale.
Unsere Heimat (Our Homeland) song of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation
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