Der Pimpf was the Nazi magazine for boys, particularly those in the Deutsches Jungvolk

Deutsches Jungvolk

thumb|250px|DJ TroopThe Deutsches Jungvolk was the subdivision of the Hitler Youth for boys aged 10 to 14. It reinforced the National Socialist view of Aryan ideals and transmitted the Nazi idea of the Volksgemeinschaft...

, with adventure and propaganda. It first appeared in 1935 as Morgen, changing its name to Der Pimpf in 1937; its frequency went down with the war.

It included adventures of troops of Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth

The Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung...

. Its last issue urged the boys to model themselves on the SS, and spoke of the SS Division "Hitler Jugend".

The female counterpart, Das deutsche Mädel

Das deutsche Mädel

Das deutsche Mädel was the Nazi magazine aimed at German girls, particularly members of League of German Girls....

, lacked this emphasis on adventure.

Origin of name

The word Pimpf is slang for any member of the German Youth Movement

German Youth Movement

The German Youth Movement is a collective term for a cultural and educational movement that started in 1896. It consists of numerous associations of young people that focus on outdoor activities. The movement included German Scouting and the Wandervogel...

, but later especially of the Deutsches Jungvolk, the youngest tier of the Hitler Youth. Its meaning in Upper German

Upper German

Upper German is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.-Family tree:Upper German can be generally classified as Alemannic or Austro-Bavarian...

is "boy", "little rascal", "scamp", or "rapscallion", literally "little fart".