Hitler+Youth+Movement

Hitler Youth/Hitler Jugend

"He alone, who owns the youth, gains the Future!" said Adolf Hitler during his speach at the Reichsparteitag in 1935. Even though Adolf Hitler was mainly known for his incredible leading of the Nazi party, he also took over the minds of many innocent children to be an abortionist to many races of people. He began this organization on March 8, 1922. The Hitler's Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. The main purpose of the Hitler's Youth promgram was to influence the future of the German Nazi Party, to extend his beleifs of a world with only "perfect" humans, and to pass on to pass on the hatred of Jews. They would "recrute" the children at very young ages. It scarred many of the children that it captured. On the other hand there is one person in peticular who made the best of it becomeing the leader of the Catholic Church.

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__The Pope and the Youth.​__

The person who has become the most inspirational, after being taken into the youth, is probably Pope Benedict XVI. None of his family was part of the Nazi Party. He was enrolled anyway at the age of 14 but he managed to get out early to study for his Preisthood. Two years later, however, when he was 16 he was drafted again, this time it was for the German Army. He worked as an anti-aircraft helper in a brigade. He was put through basic training in 1945 and was stationed close to his hometown. When the allied forces advanced he deserted the German Army, just by doing this he could have been killed. However, soon after he escaped he was captured by American soldiers and spent the rest of the war in a POW Camp. Ever since this was discovered about him many crude comments have been made about him, such as calling him the "Nazi Pope". 



=__// How The Youth Affected Young Women //__ = The branch of the Youth that gils would enter was better known as the "League of German Girls" or "League of German Maidens". It was the only female Youth organization in Nazi Germany. At first there were two sections in the league, the Young Girls League for girls ages 10-14, and the League proper for girls for girls ages 14-18. But a third league was introduced, it was the Belief and Beauty Society open to girls ages 17-21, but was only voluntary to girls. The Bund Deutscher Mädel would use folklorism, tradition, and sports to educate the girls in the Nazi beleifs. Also to prepare them for their role in German society: wife, mother, and homemaker. The BDM organization would make the programs apear very interesting, and would also make it seem as though it would allow them more freedom in society than they were previusly introduced to.

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 * When the Youth of Hitler gathered, it would usually be for a rally or parade to support Hitler and listen to his speeches. They would praise him like he was their father. The Youth were not interested in meeting other political groups while Nazis were in power (they would fight). The Youth would have bands and play rally songs. In the parades, they would march in such precision that you would have thought they were in the army for twenty years. Other times they gathered for physical working. Much like scouting, they would hike, camp [[image:person_gobbels7.jpg width="240" height="148" align="right" caption="A Nazi Soldier awarding a medal to a Hitler Youth member for going into combat" link="@http://ww2db.com/other.php?other_id=28"]] , and do other outdoor activities (only without being chaperone by their parents). They would have outdoor games such as gymnastics. Sometimes the Youths had to wake up at 6:oo A.M. to do farm work, marching, or even rifle training. Then in the evening, they would have campfires, and the night march. The Youth would help out during war, too. They would find scrap metal and get clothing for the soldiers. Some of the Youth would actually go to war. Some would be base guards, some would be on the fire control, some would even join the  anti-aircraft gun  crews. **

How Hitler control the Youth Many people wonder how Hitler was able to control all of these children. There were quite a few ways actually.  1. He used the idea of a father figure: in Germany the father was the boss of the family, everyone of the family listened to him, no questions asked. He gave “his” children the idea that, being their “father”, he actually cared about them, instead of just himself.  2. He used an organized program to keep them busy: “Boy Scouts” was used for training the children to listen to Hitler and train them for being a soldier in a more fun and organized way. They were constantly busy so they wouldn’t get lonely, which was part of Hitler’s plan.  3. He made sure the children didn’t know anything: the less the children, the fewer questions they ask. Hitler would not let the Youth know any information that they didn’t “need” know. They were told not to think for themselves. To do so would get the children in trouble. They were not to read book or listen to radio stations other than Hitler’s programs and books, to keep them from Knowing as much as possible.  4. The rallies: the large group had a lot of peer pressure on the “Hitler Worship” which pushed the kids into making Hitler more of an authority to them. The loud music and standing ovations (they stood most of the time anyway) helped this matter. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 5. He used uniforms: they wore uniforms and were taught to think and act the same. They were told to believe what they were told, believe without thinking, or to have uniform thinking. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 6. Hitler blamed problems on Jews: kids are simple. Hitler blamed problems on Jews because it was simple. Because they were blamed they were punished by Hitler, or killed. Knowing this, the youth were more obedient. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 7. Hitler said that money was a problem for children: he kept the children with empty pockets so they would be more dependent of him. He told them that money would get them into trouble. He didn’t want them buying stuff that would make them less dependent of him, like foreign books. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 8. Hitler used propaganda: he made sure that only his ideas. He organized lies about the war to be told to the kids, and truths hidden from them. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 9. Spies within the children: the Youth was told to trust no one, only Hitler. Anyone who disobeys would be taken care of. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 10. Hitler wrote books: he wrote many books and other writings (of lies of course) that the children would read. This helped him brainwash the children so that they would follow and believe in Hitler.

<span style="color: #9a0e0e; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Hitler's Youth and Anne Frank
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hitler’s Youth is related to Anne Frank because the Youth probably had some of Anne’s friends in it. Her German, non-Jewish, friends may have joined or were forced to join Hitler’s Youth. **