9 3 4 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁state - sp ons ored ▁youth ▁organization ▁that ▁competed ▁heavily ▁with ▁Aust rian ▁sc out ing . ▁With ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Naz is ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁however , ▁Sc out ing ▁in ▁Austria ▁was ▁b anned ▁altogether . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁sc out ▁leaders ▁were ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁sc out ing ▁went ▁under ground , ▁members ▁at ▁times ▁associ ating ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁other ▁organis ations . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁there ▁were ▁Sc outs ▁in ▁uniform ▁on ▁the ▁streets . ▁More ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 ▁Sc outs ▁and ▁Sc out le aders ▁left ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁" A ust rian ▁Sc outs ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain " ▁was ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Sc outs - in - Ex ile ▁organisation . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁" Der ▁neue ▁Weg " ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁Aust rian ▁Sc out ▁magazine ▁in ▁Ex ile . ▁ ▁Aust rian ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁were ▁read m itted ▁to ▁W OS M ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁W ishing ▁for ▁unity , ▁the ▁various ▁national ▁organizations ▁combined ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Pf ad find er ▁Österreich s , ▁which ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁World ▁Sc out ▁J amb ore e ▁in ▁Bad ▁I sch l ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁with ▁ 1 2 ,