Young Pioneers 1949-1990 (East Germany)

Junge Pioniere, JP

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by Volker Moerbitz Keith and Jaume Ollé

• Introduction
• Description

See also:

• Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend / FDJ, East Germany)
• Political Organisations 1949-1990 (East Germany)
• East Germany 1949-1990

Ruled and organized by the Free German Youth, the Young Pioneers served as the communist youth organization for children age 6 through 14. The organization was divided into two sub-divisions: Young Pioneers (Grades 1 through 4) and Thählmann Pioneers (Grades 5 through 8, named after a leader of the German Communist Party who died in a Nazi concentration camp).

Volker Moerbitz Keith, 24 January 2001

Ernst Thälmann (16 April 1886-18 August 1944) was the Communist candidate for president in 1925.

Ole Andersen, 24 January 2001

Junge Pioniere (...) operated a couple of training ships on coastal waters and on the Baltic Sea, using the flag of their organization as house flag.

Volker Moerbitz Keith, 9 February 2001

A blue flag with the Young Pioneers' emblem (the letters JP in blue bordered yellow, above a dark blue vessel bordere