Hi there,
I will try to explain a bit about this youth association in Spain during the WWII and a bit before.
This organization was created in 1940 to group all of the different youth movements in Spain after the end of the Spanish Civil war. Obviously, I am talking of organizations belonging to the only party available in Spain after 1939, Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS. For example other groups were the Pelayos, The Carlism movement, etc.
Also, we are talking about other associations belonging to the Catholic Church. In Spain, right after the war, this institution had a tremendous power in Spain. Many people in my home tome were more afraid of them that the police.
But going back to Frente de Juventudes, as you know or can imagine, their great inspiration was the HJ and the Italian Milicias. But also there was as great relation with the Portuguese Mocidade, another pro-militar youth association in Portugal.
The education was really similar to the HJ, meaning they were putting emphasis on politic doctrine, physical exercise and military experience. But the main difference is that the “psicological” and “mental” training was carried on by the Catholic Church. So they were educated:
- Politic education in the Spanish Movement.
- Physical Education and Sport
- Military Education
- Home Education for the female section (right like the BDM).
- It was a must to be part of the religious movement as well as be an active part of it.
Between 1936 and 1944, the relation with the H increased and got quite strong. Every year there were hundreds of German and Spanish HJ members visiting Spain and viceversa, many Spanish “Frende de Juventudes” visited Germany in exchange. There are many records of visits, presents (for example, Rifles for the FJ), trainings, etc between both organizations.
A great source of information can be read in the newspapers back then. For those who know a bit of Spanish, it is recommended to “swim” in this Spanish newspaper; The “ABC”.
http://hemeroteca.abc.es/
I will try more information about the uniforms, but I believe they were very similar to the one belonging to the Falange: Red Berte, Blue shirt (similar to the German Brown shirts of the Italian Black shirts) with the Falange arrows and yoke in Red, black trourses.
I have also found a few pictures that may be interesting, from left to Right, we find the original FJ crest, then we move on into their armband, a nice one (in our case from Guadalajara, not that far from Madrid), then we find a typical Falange / FJ shirt and finally and pre 1940 meeting of the Falange Youth.
Hope I can get more info soon.
Best Regards
Antonio
I will try to explain a bit about this youth association in Spain during the WWII and a bit before.
This organization was created in 1940 to group all of the different youth movements in Spain after the end of the Spanish Civil war. Obviously, I am talking of organizations belonging to the only party available in Spain after 1939, Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS. For example other groups were the Pelayos, The Carlism movement, etc.
Also, we are talking about other associations belonging to the Catholic Church. In Spain, right after the war, this institution had a tremendous power in Spain. Many people in my home tome were more afraid of them that the police.
But going back to Frente de Juventudes, as you know or can imagine, their great inspiration was the HJ and the Italian Milicias. But also there was as great relation with the Portuguese Mocidade, another pro-militar youth association in Portugal.
The education was really similar to the HJ, meaning they were putting emphasis on politic doctrine, physical exercise and military experience. But the main difference is that the “psicological” and “mental” training was carried on by the Catholic Church. So they were educated:
- Politic education in the Spanish Movement.
- Physical Education and Sport
- Military Education
- Home Education for the female section (right like the BDM).
- It was a must to be part of the religious movement as well as be an active part of it.
Between 1936 and 1944, the relation with the H increased and got quite strong. Every year there were hundreds of German and Spanish HJ members visiting Spain and viceversa, many Spanish “Frende de Juventudes” visited Germany in exchange. There are many records of visits, presents (for example, Rifles for the FJ), trainings, etc between both organizations.
A great source of information can be read in the newspapers back then. For those who know a bit of Spanish, it is recommended to “swim” in this Spanish newspaper; The “ABC”.
http://hemeroteca.abc.es/
I will try more information about the uniforms, but I believe they were very similar to the one belonging to the Falange: Red Berte, Blue shirt (similar to the German Brown shirts of the Italian Black shirts) with the Falange arrows and yoke in Red, black trourses.
I have also found a few pictures that may be interesting, from left to Right, we find the original FJ crest, then we move on into their armband, a nice one (in our case from Guadalajara, not that far from Madrid), then we find a typical Falange / FJ shirt and finally and pre 1940 meeting of the Falange Youth.
Hope I can get more info soon.
Best Regards
Antonio
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