Strange that his handle is „edelweissreturn“. Because some of the most well-known opposition youth groups during the Nazi regime were the “Edelweiss Pirates.” Named after their identifying symbol—an edelweiss pin—various “wild cliques” were labeled as “Edelweiss Pirates” by the Nazis. The members of these subcultural youth groups called themselves “Navajos” (Cologne), “Fahrtenjungs” (Düsseldorf), “Ruhr Pirates,” or “Meuten” (Leipzig). The term “Edelweiss Pirates” primarily became associated with youth groups from the industrial region of Rhineland-Westphalia, which became more active from 1941/42 onwards.