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Trude - BDM leader 1940-43

1940 Leader Workshop

Girl holds a basin at a BDM workshop/camp in 1940.

Trude, girls with basins

Trude (bent down) and other BDM leaders getting water (?) n basins at July 1940 workshop/camp.

Study time

BDM leaders read quietly during the afternoon at July workshop 1940.

Study and Quiet Time

BDM leaders have pleasant facilities in which to study and learn.

Keeping it clean

A BDM girl helps a housekeeper by hosing down a floor mat.

BDM summer workshop

BDM leaders eat and chat at tables on the terrace in July 1940.

Overhead View

The summer workshop attendees share a meal on the terrace.

Group dance on terrace

With the tables moved out of the way, it's time for a group dance ... which is also good physical exercise after a meal.

Couple dancing

The young ladies dance with each other and show off their fancy footwork, on July 31, 1940.

Lithe and Lovely

A beautiful image of natural feminine grace ... and self-sufficiency.

BDM Leaders camp, August 1940

Much attention is put into creating quality BDM leaders. Trude is 3rd from left.

Standing at attention

Trude is 4th from left, to right of blonde girl.

Trude and fellow leaders

Trude, at left, back row, poses with her fellow leaders at their August 1940 summer camp in Klagenfurt.

Enjoying a scenic spot in 1941

Trude (farthest left) with friends or co-workers on an outing in the Ostmark in 1941.

Hitlerjugend representative, 1942

The League of German Girls was part of and under the auspices of the Hitler Youth organization.

BDM marching

BDM leaders march during summer workshop in 1942.

Leader training, 1942

Another outdoor setting for a teaching-learning session, with, it appears, some younger visitors.

BDM summer camp 1942

Men and women observers are seated along the edge of the field.

Organizing into groups

BDM summer camp 1942

Performance

BDM summer camp 1942

Activity and Fitness

Fitness is a top priority in the BDM; this is evident at this 1942 camp performance.

Dance activity

Doing a folk dance.

More games

The girls show off their double-decker wrestling skills while attending this 1942 camp.

Ski outing 1943

Trude and fellow Hitler Youth leaders enjoy themselves on a skiing break.

Ski break '43

These Hitler Youth leaders are comrades and friends. Trude is 3rd from right.

Life

  • Life of WLK
  • Confessions of a Young Nazi
  • Witness to the Anschluss

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  • Soldier and Luftwaffe Pilot
  • De-Nazification
  • Post War in Vienna
  • Trude Kriessmann - teacher 1937-39
  • Trude - BDM leader 1940-43

Interviews

Interviews and discussions with Wilhelm Kriessmann conducted by Carolyn Yeager for "The Heretics' Hour" between March 2010 and November 2011.

Scrapbook

Pages from Willi's and Trude's scrapbooks, presented as PDF's so you can enlarge the pages for more detailed viewing of the photographs.

Writings

  • Kraigher vs Kraigher - How Tito Escaped Hitler’s “Roesselsprung” Snare
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