The Rise Of Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth was an extension of Hitler's belief that the children were the future of a Nazi Germany. Hitler Youth was originally a program similar to the Boy Scouts of America that was established as early as 1922. In the beginning, the Hitler Youth program was not so popular until Hitler came to power due to the competition of other youth groups that were soon Nazified or disband. By the end of 1933, Hitler Youth had gained over 3.5 million members total. German boys between the ages 14 to 18 were the official members of the Hitler Youth; if they were between the ages of 10 and 14 they were in the Jungvolk, and ages 6 to 10 were allowed to hang around the older boys and participate in Hitler Youth informally. Although the Hitler Youth was …show more content…
. . And even if they are still not complete National Socialists, they go to Labor Service and are smoothed out there for another six, seven months . . . And whatever class consciousness or social status might still be left . . . the Wehrmacht [German armed forces] will take care of that.” he so eloquently put into word how he and other Hitler Youth leader brainwashed these children. Hitler Youth and the German Girls were the main way that Nazis used to shape the minds and actions of the German Youth. Youth leaders also used a strict control and mass rallies to create an illusion and make these children believe what they are being told.
There was nothing good that came from the Hitler Youth. It destroyed families because it was the law for your child to be in the Hitler Youth those who opposed the Nazis and the fascist rule that Adolf Hitler thrived upon they lost everything or just went missing altogether. Through the Hitler Youth, Hitler was set the stage for the methodical, cold-blooded murder of Germany’s