To what extent was the Hitler Youth used to defend the Third Reich? To answer that question, the Hitler Youth had been used extensively to defend the Third Reich by fighting as soldiers to their death on the front lines. Adolf Hitler was the Dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933-1945. Hitler founded a youth organization ordering all boys and girls ages ten-eighteen to join a youth program that leads to mandatory military service for the Third Reich. The boys and girls ages ten-fourteen fell into the Jungvolk and Jungmadel, respectively.(Bartoletti 23) The boys and girls ages fourteen-eighteen fell into the HJ category which was known as the actual Hitler Youth of Nazi Germany.(Bartoletti 67-68)
Hitler Youth membership grew rapidly in the organization. …show more content…
These years were known as the Third Reich.(Bartoletti 7) For those who wanted to join the Hitler Youth, children had to pass a written examination on Nazi Ideology. Hitler Youth had to be Ayrian descent and show an official document. Any child with Jewish ancestry could not join the Hitler Youth.(Bartoletti 25) “We did it all for Germany”-Sascha Schwarz, Hitler Youth survivor.
By 1933, all teachers accused of Jewish Ancestry were replaced with teachers who taught Nazi Ideology. As a result, 97% of schools joined the Nazi Party.The majority of Nazi Ideology was unloaded on students in schools, territories, and countries that were controlled by Nazis. (Indoct 1)
Boys in the Hitler Youth played many types of games and received training that would prepare them for their military service. Hitler Youth leaders would also take the boys they are in charge of into the countryside for weekend hikes and campfires. (Bartoletti 28) “I frequently served mass early Sunday, wearing my full uniform-including belt and dagger-beneath altar boy robes.”-Alfons Heck, Hitler Youth survivor
The girls of the Hitler Youth also known as League of German Maidens would learn Nazi Ideology, nursing, and air raid training. The girls were not allowed to use make up, drink, or smoke.(Bartoletti …show more content…
The Nazis controlled the schools and teachers for children. All classrooms had a portrait of the Fuhrer and a Swastika. The start of each day began with Heil Hitler. The Hitler Youth had more power over the teachers and the administrators. (Bartoletti 39) In order to educate the little Nazis, new textbooks were introduced to replace the older textbooks. The newer textbooks taught the Youth how to serve his leader and country. (Indoct 2)
In 1938, Stormtroopers, SS and Hitler Youth marched across Germany to destroy jewish owned businesses and homes. Thousands were shipped to Nazi Concentration Camps when many others were killed. (Bartoletti 53/54) When seeing the aftermath of the Kristallnacht, some Hitler Youth were second guessing the way the Nazi Party had been mistreating the Jews. The Hitler Youth had been taught that the Fuhrer is always correct.(Bartoletti 59)
Before military training, Hitler introduced a program called Reich Labor Service for the Hitler Youth. This labor service was mandatory for six months after graduating from high school or college.(Bartoletti 62) Many Hitler Youth helped farmers and the country with any type of service work. Many Hitler Youth helped build the Autobahn.(Bartoletti
Hitler Youth membership grew rapidly in the organization. …show more content…
These years were known as the Third Reich.(Bartoletti 7) For those who wanted to join the Hitler Youth, children had to pass a written examination on Nazi Ideology. Hitler Youth had to be Ayrian descent and show an official document. Any child with Jewish ancestry could not join the Hitler Youth.(Bartoletti 25) “We did it all for Germany”-Sascha Schwarz, Hitler Youth survivor.
By 1933, all teachers accused of Jewish Ancestry were replaced with teachers who taught Nazi Ideology. As a result, 97% of schools joined the Nazi Party.The majority of Nazi Ideology was unloaded on students in schools, territories, and countries that were controlled by Nazis. (Indoct 1)
Boys in the Hitler Youth played many types of games and received training that would prepare them for their military service. Hitler Youth leaders would also take the boys they are in charge of into the countryside for weekend hikes and campfires. (Bartoletti 28) “I frequently served mass early Sunday, wearing my full uniform-including belt and dagger-beneath altar boy robes.”-Alfons Heck, Hitler Youth survivor
The girls of the Hitler Youth also known as League of German Maidens would learn Nazi Ideology, nursing, and air raid training. The girls were not allowed to use make up, drink, or smoke.(Bartoletti …show more content…
The Nazis controlled the schools and teachers for children. All classrooms had a portrait of the Fuhrer and a Swastika. The start of each day began with Heil Hitler. The Hitler Youth had more power over the teachers and the administrators. (Bartoletti 39) In order to educate the little Nazis, new textbooks were introduced to replace the older textbooks. The newer textbooks taught the Youth how to serve his leader and country. (Indoct 2)
In 1938, Stormtroopers, SS and Hitler Youth marched across Germany to destroy jewish owned businesses and homes. Thousands were shipped to Nazi Concentration Camps when many others were killed. (Bartoletti 53/54) When seeing the aftermath of the Kristallnacht, some Hitler Youth were second guessing the way the Nazi Party had been mistreating the Jews. The Hitler Youth had been taught that the Fuhrer is always correct.(Bartoletti 59)
Before military training, Hitler introduced a program called Reich Labor Service for the Hitler Youth. This labor service was mandatory for six months after graduating from high school or college.(Bartoletti 62) Many Hitler Youth helped farmers and the country with any type of service work. Many Hitler Youth helped build the Autobahn.(Bartoletti