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Song written by a swing kid group called the Navajos:  

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Song written by a swing kid group called the Navajos:  

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"Hitler’s dictates make us small,
we’re yet bound in chains.
But one day we’ll again walk tall,
no chain can us restrain.
For hard are our fists,
Yes! And knives at our wrists,
for youth to be free,
Navajos lay siege."

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The Swing Kids (aka swingjugend) were a large group of over 3,000 kids, who protested against the Nazis with swing (jazz) music. Many of them in the group were jews. They stood up for a love for life, self-determination, non-conformism, freedom, independance, liberalism and internationalism.

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Why Didn't the Nazis Like the Swing Kids?

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Why Didn't the Nazis Like the Swing Kids?

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On top of the fact that the Nazis didn't like swing, the Swing Kids hardly payed attention to rules, such as curfews, bans on dancing, and bans on listening to "enemy radio stations" during the war. Also, their hate grew even more when the Swing Kids actually started to express their oppositional stance against the Nazis.

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In their music, they would mock the Nazis through violent confrontations, and refusal of membership with the Hitler Youth, the League of German Girls, and service in the German Army.

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What kind of effect did they have on society? 

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What kind of effect did they have on society? 

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They didn't have much of an impact on society as a whole. It is said that they never intended to make an impact, because they didn't have much knowledge or interest in politics. They mostly meant for their music to be meaningful, expressive and show their love for life, self-determination, etc.

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Most of the kids were targeted by the Gestapo police, and had to endure discrimination and harassment. Eventually, they started deporting the kids to many different concentration camps.

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"The salt mine where we worked had really nice acoustics.  One of us played on the cartridges – these were like wooden boxes, and he would play drums with some sticks.  We improvised all sorts of things.  Sometimes it sounded horrible.  Either way, we had successfully gotten through our so-called breakfast break.  It was a survival strategy." -Günter Discher

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What was Their life like in Concentration Camps?

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What was Their life like in Concentration Camps?

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When they were sent to concentration camps, they never gave up their love for swing. For instance, the Swing Boys were all held together at Moringen youth detention camp, they were still able to support each other. When they were not under supervision, they secretly sang tunes that they knew by heart. The Swing Girls also would sing in secret, but they would include other prisoners with them to make them feel better as well.

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This was one of many talented jazz bands that were affected by the pressure of the Nazis. Even though Jazz music wasn't officially banned, the gestapo police would still harass and persecute the Jazz musicians, even if they weren't actually protesting against the Nazis. This was mostly because the free and expressive attitude of Jazz contradicted the strict and orderly nature of the Nazis.

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Kurt Hohenberger - Das Alte Spielmannslied - Berlin, July 15, 1943