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Originally Posted by Schroeder
You recruited 12 year olds? 
When the Nazis did that here it was a last ditch effort.  |
Under age boys could serve in the Civil Guard's organization for boys. Mostly they would do various duties on the homefront, but some served on the front in non-combat duties such as messengers. The boy in the photo is probably serving at a divisionor army corps HQ, it would be rare to have so young serving nearer to the front. (
Officially boys under the age of 17 were forbidden to serve in field units, but that order wasnt often followed)