No foreign traveller in Germany in 1933, however unobservant, could fail to notice the extraordinary extent to which the young were caught up in the Nazi movement, whether signed up with the SA, SS, Hitler Youth or voluntary labour. After closely observing them for three weeks, Hankey felt he better understood French paranoia since it seemed impossible that these ardent, disciplined youths would not demand weapons at the first sign of trouble. And, given the speed with which this could be accomplished, there was no doubt in his mind that ‘Hitler had sown the dragon’s teeth’.7
Legitimate for French to fear Nazi control over young
