Hitler Youth Research Paper

The Story of Hitler Youth Have you ever heard of a youth group? When you think of a youth group, you think of a bunch of kids that are learning about the Bible. This is a youth group, but not the kind of youth group that you would think. The kids of Hitler youth did whatever Hitler said for that reason they had a big purpose in Nazi Germany.
First off, what Hitler youth actually is. Baldur von Schirach, the leader of Hitler youth, trained young boys and girls on being a Nazi follower and how to be a part of the German military in the future (Zapotocyzny, Jr., Walter S.). They were dressed in brown shirts, black shorts or pants, and swastika armbands (Zapotocyzny, Jr., Walter S.). Hitler said himself, “the weak must be chiselled away. I want young men who can suffer pain. A young German should be swift as a greyhound, as tough as leather, and as hard as Krupp’s steel.”Hitler youth is a group of young men and women that were …show more content…
They would collect materials such as scrap metal, rubber, or paper for the Nazi’s (Zapotocyzny, Jr., Walter S.). They would gang up on foreigners, youngsters, and Jews and beat them up (Gottfried, Ted). Also Hitler had a job for them they would spy on any adult and if they caught the adult speaking badly about Germany they would be reported and punished (Zapotocyzny, Jr., Walter S.). For these reasons, Hitler youth was big part of Hitler’s plan.Lastly, in 1943 Germany had major troop shortages and the children of Hitler youth were sent out to fight. Germany trained kids as young as ten years old to use machine guns and bazookas (Gottfried, Ted.). Other than being in the front lines they did things like man anti aircraft guns, serve as messengers, and operate spot lights (Zapotocyzny, Jr., Walter S.). The Allies took prisoners of war as young as eight years old. Despite their efforts almost all the kids fighting in war were either killed or wounded (Gottfried,