World War II: The Hitler Youth Movement

Hitler Youth During Adolf’s rise to power in World War II, an organization called Hitler Youth was a primary component of Hitler’s influence in Germany. Hitler Youth was a youth organization that comprised of young Germans between the ages of ten and eighteen. Hitler Youth attracted the young people of Germany because it seemed “’more modern’ and forward-looking than any of the other institutions” (Kater, 1). After Hitler came into power, it became a state agency that “all young ‘Aryan’ Germans were expected to join” (Britanica, 1). This organization was one of the most powerful organizations for youths with almost 4 million members by 1935. At that time, this was nearly half of all Germans of age between 10 and 18. Hitler Youth, founded by Adolf Hitler, was created a multitude of purposes and participated in a variety of activities. …show more content…
Hitler stated that he believed that young people were “the key to transforming Germany into a strong, united nation” (Gale, 3). Hitler Youth taught and instilled in the young people the Nazi ideology and beliefs in order to create obedience and loyalty amongst them. Through this process, Hitler sought to create a superior race of Germans, the Aryan Germans, or “Aryan Superman”. Once they finished training, then the young people can then be recruited by Hitler to be his soldiers. Hitler Youth also served as a means of spreading propaganda as well as supporting it. For example, “The Nazi Party also used massive public Hitler Youth rallies as a propaganda tool to suggest national unity” (Gale,