Figure 1.-- Here General Gallieni, the military commander of Paris, reviews Parisan Boy Scouts on the Camp du Mars. He remarked 'It is well that Germany should understand,' he said, 'that behind our soldiers there is another and a younger line ready to support them, eager, like them, to do their duty cheerfully, and to join with them in bringing about victory for France.' That seems rather exagerated, but the Scouts did indeed perform important duties on the home front. |
General Gallieni, the military commander of Paris when reviewing the French Boy Scouts said, 'It is well that Germany should understand,' he said, 'that behind our soldiers there is another and a younger line ready to support them, eager, like them, to do their duty cheerfully, and to join with them in bringing about victory for France.' That seems rather exagerated, but the Scouts did indeed perform important duties on the home front. We do know that the Boy Scouts played an active role. We do not have much information yet, but they appear to have served in a wide range of capacities. They used their bicycles to deliver messages. One report indicates that they did particularly useful wok serving as orderlies in militry hospitals and on barges carrying the wounded to hospitals.
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