What did you do in the war, mummy?
Geist und Schönheit (Spirit and Beauty) - "for people conscious of their Germanic way of life". Published in 1939 and 1940.
The Nazis had an ambivalent attitude towards naturism. On the one hand they admired health and efficiency, physical prowess, outdoor activities and nudity as matters of Aryan German racial pride. To them "Nordic Aryans" with "perfect" bodies were the only beautiful people. A far cry from today's diverse, body-accepting "all bodies are beautiful" naturists.
On the other hand, the Nazis were suspicious of organized groups they could not control.
I understand that naturism was encouraged at first and then suppressed by the Nazis.
Thanks for this interesting historical collection which also illustrated a certain aesthetic.
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