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The Free German Youth is a youth movement in Germany. Formerly, it was the official youth wing of the German Democratic Republic and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
Foundation of the FDJ in Berlin, November 1947
FDJ members digging ditches in May 1959
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 V00138, Berlin, Erich Honecker, Rede zur Sonnenwendfeier
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 61950 0001, 1. Konferenz junger Arbeiter und Aktivisten zur Verwirklichung des Chemieprogramms
The National Front of the German Democratic Republic was a coalition of parties and mass organisations from 1950 to 1990 which governed the German Democratic Republic, informally known as East Germany
Free German Youth
…The FDJ aimed to be the "reliable assistant and fighting reserve of the Worker's Party", while Socialist Unity Party of Germany was a member of the National Front and had representatives in the People's Chamber. The political and ideological goal of the FDJ was to influence every aspect of life of young people…
Pavilion of the National Front in Leipzig, 1953
The Nationale Front election poster from 1950
Symbol Verband der Theaterschaffenden der DDR
Solidaritätskomitee Logo 001