
Glaube und Schönheit
Documentary
Overview
"Faith and Beauty" - The BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit (German for BDM Faith and Beauty Society) was founded in 1938 to serve as a tie-in between the work of the League of German Girls (BDM) and that of the National Socialist Women's League. Membership was voluntary and open to girls aged 17 to 21. A Nazi propaganda film.
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Baldur von Schirach
Baldur von Schirach
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Baldur von Schirach
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Jutta Rüdiger
Jutta Rüdiger
Reichsreferentin des BDM
Jutta Rüdiger
Reichsreferentin des BDM
Clementine zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
Clementine zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
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Clementine zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
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