On this day, 12 April 1943, young Walter Mayer was jailed by a Nazi court in Düsseldorf for stealing state property and being a member of the Edelweiss Pirates. The Pirates were working class youths who fought the Hitler Youth in the streets. Mayer escaped from a concentration camp in 1945.
Our podcast episode 4 is about the Pirates and other anti-fascist youth movements, including testimony from Walter. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, or go to our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/04/04/wch4-anti-nazi-youth-movements-in-world-war-ii/ https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1963032963881844/?type=3