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We notice Danish boys enjoying summer camping. We do not know a lot about summer camping in Denmark. We have not been able to find any historical information on Danish camping, only information on modern camps in operation in Denmark. You would think that a country where summer camping is popular would a history on the internet, but we have been unable to find one. It probably developed in the inter-War period. We have some images from the inter-War era. We do not know if there any camps before World War I. That was the general pattern in Europe. We think these were mostly boys' camps, but we notice coed camps as well. We do not know what groups were sponsoring the camps. We suspect that Scouts and the YMCA were involved. The images we have found look to be generally small scale operations. Of course as a peninsula, there are all kinds of wonderful places to locate camps. In fact, Denmark may have more sea front aeas percapita than just about any country. Of course we are talking about rather chilly water--the North sea and the Baltic Sea. Which is the reason why the Danish and German famoilies nowadays head south for warmer climes when planning their holidays. But there still are quite a number of summer camps operating in Denmark today. As Scouting was popular in Denmark, we assume that the Scouts set up summer camps. The first camp we know about was a rather informal seaside camp, we think slong the Baltic coast. It was a rather basic set up with with the boys sleeping in a loft on straw. Presumably there were some more substantial camps. We note some Danish boys going to Germany for a Hitler Youth summer camp experience early in the War after the NAZI occupation (1940-41). These were presumably boys with NAZI-oriented parents. There was a NAZI-like movement in Denmark during the War. Summer camps were popular throughout Scandanavia. We note a summer camp set up for Finnish children during World War II, beginning with the Soviet Winter War invasion (1939). Both Sweden and Denmarke provided assistance in caring for Finnish children suring the War,
We notice Danish boys enjoying summer camping. We do not know a lot about summer camping in Denmark. We have not been able to find any historical information on Danish camping, only information on modern camps in operation in Denmark. You would think that a country where summer camping is popular would a history on the internet, but we have been unable to find one.
Danish summer camping probably developed in the inter-War period. We have some images from the inter-War era. We do not know if there any camps before World War I. That was the general pattern in Europe.
We think these were mostly boys' camps, but we notice coed camps as well.
We do not know what groups were sponsoring the camps. We suspect that Scouts and the YMCA were involved. The images we have found look to be generally small scale operations. As Scouting was popular in Denmark, we assume that the Scouts set up summer camps.
Of course as a peninsula, there are all kinds of wonderful places to locate camps. In fact, Denmark may have more sea front aeas percapita than just about any country given that it is a narrow peninsula and a relastively small area. It is not only a more narrow peninsula that Italy, but has a much smaller population than Italy. Of course we are talking about rather chilly water--the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Which is the reason why the Danish and German vacioners nowadays taking advantage of cheapm air fares head south for warmer climes when planning their holidays. But there still are quite a number of summer camps operating in Denmark today. But school age children attending these camps would have been mostly pre-teens or younger teens and only a few of them would have been actually swimming in the sea. And given the temperature if the water, the swimers could not have spent much time in the water. Playing in the surff abndd shallows or building sand casttles would have been more likely activities for many of them.
Most of the images we have found of thevpre-World War II just show the children at the beach with little or no facilities for them. The first camp we know about was a rather informal seaside camp, we think slong the Baltic coast. It was a very basic set up with with the boys sleeping in a loft on straw. Presumably there were some more substantial camps. We have little information on the facilities and camp program other than a focus on seaside activities.
Summer camps were popular throughout Scandanavia. We have some limited information on the World War II era. Unlike World War I, Scandanavia was severely impacted by World War II. And summer camps were part of the World War II story. One of the many ways children were impacted by the War. The NAZIs after seizing power in Germany (1933), appropriated Jewish summer campsr, part of the wide-spread seizure of Jewish property. And Jewish children were not allowed to attend summer camps, all of which were eventually seized and operated by the Hitler Youth organization. As a result, German Jew Norbert Wollheim was involved in organizing groups of German Jewish youth to attend a summer camp in Denmark (1935-36). The camp was located in Horserod (Frederiksborg). Norbert was a key figure in organising the later Kindertransport. He and his family were arrested by the Gestapo and deported to Aushwitz (1943). His family was murdered on arrival. Somehow he managed to survive the War. We note a summer camp set up for Finnish children during World War II, beginning with the Soviet Winter War invasion (1939). Both Sweden and Denmark provided assistance in caring for Finnish children during the War. After the NAZI occupation of Denmark, Danish NAZIs organized a NAZI-like youth group emulating the Hitler Youth-- the National Socialistiske Ungdom (NSU). Some of these children were sent to participate in Hitler Youth summer camps in he Reich, presumably in 1940-41 before the Allied bombing intensified. These were some boys of the small number of NAZI-oriented parents. The NAZIs had a massive summer camp effort as part of the Hitler Youth prigram.
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