Hitler Youth Movement
ENG-W 131
1 May 2013
Youth in the Third Reich
The Hitler youth movement started not long after Hitler came into power. The Nazis wanted great control over the youth and did whatever it took to get that control. The younger generation was used, manipulated, and brainwashed to join the service for the “good” of the Third Reich. For that purpose they created groups for boys and girls in all different ages. The Youth Movement was originally created to make the youth future warriors and to carry out Hitler’s master plan. The Nazis used many different ways to influence the youth, mostly by the press, speech, education, radio, leisure’s, and school time.
Hitler successfully brainwashed the young men and women to believe in his ideals and his greatness. Because of Hitler’s training and molding, the youth was strong, fit, loyal, and hated the Jews. The young German children did whatever Hitler wanted and followed him to the fullest. The movement was so successful, because it offered new opportunities to be physically activity, the new adventure, and the chance to meet new people. Back then adventure and activities was very uncommon for many German children, because of the economic depression. This paper will explain what the youth went through throughout the movement, why some joined the movement, and why some protest against the movement. “He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future!”—Adolf Hitler, speech at the Reichsparteitag, 1935
The Hitler Youth Movement or Hitler Jugend (HJ) was developed in 1926. Children from every part of Germany wanted to join the movement, mostly children from the ages of 6 to 21. Every child wanted to participate in the activities that came along with the movement such as: swimming, hiking, war games, and more. Throughout the movement boys were trained to become Stormtroops and girls were trained to develop strong and healthy mothering skills, who knew the importance of blood purity.
According to Alfons Heck (Heck, Alfons. "Hitler
1 May 2013
Youth in the Third Reich
The Hitler youth movement started not long after Hitler came into power. The Nazis wanted great control over the youth and did whatever it took to get that control. The younger generation was used, manipulated, and brainwashed to join the service for the “good” of the Third Reich. For that purpose they created groups for boys and girls in all different ages. The Youth Movement was originally created to make the youth future warriors and to carry out Hitler’s master plan. The Nazis used many different ways to influence the youth, mostly by the press, speech, education, radio, leisure’s, and school time.
Hitler successfully brainwashed the young men and women to believe in his ideals and his greatness. Because of Hitler’s training and molding, the youth was strong, fit, loyal, and hated the Jews. The young German children did whatever Hitler wanted and followed him to the fullest. The movement was so successful, because it offered new opportunities to be physically activity, the new adventure, and the chance to meet new people. Back then adventure and activities was very uncommon for many German children, because of the economic depression. This paper will explain what the youth went through throughout the movement, why some joined the movement, and why some protest against the movement. “He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future!”—Adolf Hitler, speech at the Reichsparteitag, 1935
The Hitler Youth Movement or Hitler Jugend (HJ) was developed in 1926. Children from every part of Germany wanted to join the movement, mostly children from the ages of 6 to 21. Every child wanted to participate in the activities that came along with the movement such as: swimming, hiking, war games, and more. Throughout the movement boys were trained to become Stormtroops and girls were trained to develop strong and healthy mothering skills, who knew the importance of blood purity.
According to Alfons Heck (Heck, Alfons. "Hitler
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