D-DAY miniature studio 35039 "Last Order" vol.1 Volkssturm, Germany 1945

BDM (Ger. Bund Deutscher Mädel German Girls' Union) is a Nazi organization to which German female youth aged 13 to 17 could and must have belonged. The BDM was a specific section of the Hitler Youth and was formed in 1930. From 1936, membership in the BDM was compulsory. Initially, the BDM focused primarily on the indoctrination of German girls in the national socialist spirit and took care of their physical development by organizing sports competitions and hiking tours. Interestingly, at the beginning, the BDM promoted the image of a modern woman as an equal member of society to men. Over time, however, the BDM message changed and began to focus on the image of a woman as a housewife and mother of children. At the end of World War II, girls who belonged to the BDM were used as medical aids in civilian and field hospitals, but also served in various auxiliary formations in Germany - including air defense. It is worth adding that the uniform of a BDM member was a white shirt with a black scarf and a black skirt over the knees.

The Volkssturm is a German military formation of a militia or a mass movement from the end of World War II. The formation was established by a special order of Adolf Hitler in September 1944, due to the catastrophic losses of the German armed forces, especially on the Eastern Front. All capable men between the ages of 16 and 60 served in its ranks. Volkssturm members did not receive virtually any uniforms, except for special armbands, and their weapons were outdated rifles, pistols and machine guns, very often from the First World War. The only modern weapons used by the Volkssturm were the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank grenade launchers. Units of this formation were initially used to protect roads, railroads and fortifications, but from the beginning of 1945 they were already used on the front line - especially in the defense of Wrocław, Kołobrzeg and Berlin.