(...) At the end of the war, Martin Bormann wanted to set up a women's battalion.  (...) I replied that I wasn't thinking about it.  Women are not suitable to fight with guns in hand.  (...) At the very end I (however) only allowed the girls to be trained in pistol shooting so that they could defend themselves in dire need - or even shoot themselves." Some BDM girls were recruited into the Werwolf groups which were intended to wage guerrilla war in Allied-occupied areas.