The Scout movement in Germany consists of about 150 different associations and federations with about 260,000 Scouts and Guides. History Scouting in Germany started in 1909. After World War I, German Scouting became involved with the German Youth Movement, of which the Wandervogel was a part. Another group that, while short-lived, was influential on later German Scouting, was the Deutsche Jungenschaft vom 1.11.1929 founded by Eberhard Koebel; some specifics of German Scouting derive from Koebel's group. German Scouting flourished until 1934-35, when nearly all associations were closed and their members had to join the Hitler Youth. In West Germany and West Berlin, Scouting was reestablished after 1945, but it was banned in East Germany until 1990 in favor of the Thälmann Pioneers and the Free German Youth. Today it is present in all parts of the unified Federal Republic of Germany. Associations As mentioned above, today about 150 Scouting associations and federations exist in Germany. Most of them are coeducational, but there are also some single-gender organizations - boys-only as well as girls-only. The most important and/or largest associations and federations are: Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände (World Organization of the Scout Movement member), a federation of Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (interreligious, coeducational, 30,000 members) Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg (Catholic, coeducational, 95,000 members) Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (Protestant, coeducational, 50,000 members) Bund Moslemischer Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Deutschlands (Muslim, coeducational, <1,000 members) Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member), a federation of Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder Pfadfinderinnenschaft Sankt Georg (Catholic, almost girls-only, 10,000 members) Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder Bund Moslemischer Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Deutschlands Verband Deutscher Altpfadfindergilden, affiliated to International Scout and Guide Fellowship Deutscher Pfadfinderverband, a federation of 18 independent associations (interreligious, coeducational, 29,000 members); one of its members is also member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts: Pfadfinderbund Weltenbummler (interreligious, coeducational, 2,000 members) Christliche Pfadfinder Royal Rangers (Protestant, coeducational, 14,500 members); affiliated to Royal Rangers International Christliche Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder der Adventjugend (Adventist, coeducational, 10,000 members); affiliated to Pathfinders International; Ring junger Bünde, an umbrella organization of about 20 independent interreligious Scout and Wandervogel organizations with troops in Germany, Austria and Spain (mostly coeducational, estimated 6,000 members); among its members is Deutscher Pfadfinderbund (interreligious, coeducational, 3,000 members) Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands (Protestant, coeducational, 4,000 members) Members of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe: Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas (Catholic, coeducational, 2,500 members)