Adolf Hitlerjugend (Hj)

The Holocaust was a horrific genocide that took place in Germany from 1939 to 1945. It consisted of the annihilation of European Jews. Adolf Hitler was a German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party. He believed that Jews were an inferior race and had to be eliminated. Hitler at the time was an immense man of power and was to be respected and obeyed. He was obsessed about the idea of taking over Germany, and was molding Germany into this ideal country. Hitler was brainwashing soldiers and citizens with his crazy theory of what a “perfect” Germany should be like. He would create this utopia with the help of the SS, the most important political soldiers, and the HJ, a system of education for young ones. The SS and HJ were both important …show more content…
It was formed July 4th 1926 at the second National Party Day. This was an attempt to straighten German youth along the political, social or religious lines. Hitler believed that the future of the German people or the Nazi depended on the young ones. That is why it was so important to have the kids so strictly in order. The government expected the children to have exemplary behavior. "The weak must be chiselled away. I want young men and women who can suffer pain. A young German must be as swift as a greyhound, as tough as leather, and as hard as Krupp's …show more content…
This movement soon developed a ranking system, a dress code, and a way of treating other members with respect. At first this organization consisted of only boys but later girls joined in, although, the sexes were not mixed. World War 1 eliminated an entire generation of German youth and the idea of the Wander Vogel was lost. Soon after the Hitlerjugend took place instead and they lived by the notion “youth led by youth”. Other institutions appeared later on in Germany influenced by the Wander