Der Held und seine Kinder

[H/T: Tribunus]

German Scouts of Europe on the Chartres Pilgrimage

Confirmation apparently that the German (Bavarian) Scouts of Europe do indeed go on the annual Chartres Pilgrimage.

The singing would probably have been quite good, if it hadn't been for the prat in the hat with the megaphone.

For what it's worth, the banners of the different chapitres on the Chartres pilgrimage are all featured in this video here. (Is it my imagination, or do the German Scouts of Europe come considerably before and separate from the St Louis, Europa and Riamont Scouts?)

The Good Old Days

Oddly enough these are actually German Scouts, probably from the 1960s. (Click to enlarge - obviously!) The picture is taken from the superb picture-book from the time The Boy: A Photographic Essay, the contents of which are periodically available here.

Concentrated nostalgia, or what?

(What is it though about Germans and torchlit processions?)

UPDATE: There are more German nostalgia pics (albeit not really of Scouts) on this site here I just discovered.