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Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth: The Future of
Germany

The Early Movement
The Organization of the Hitler Youth
Activities of the Hitler Youth
Rival Youth Movements
Hitler Youth In and After WWII
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The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend-HJ) were for Hitler the future of the Nazi party. Hitler's
dream of a thousand year Reich could only be accomplished through the youth, which were
deemed the most important aspect of Germany's future as a powerful nation. "The future
of the German nation depends on its youth, and the German youth shall have to be prepared
for its future duties."(i) The youth were important because they would continue the Nazi
legacy and spread propaganda to future generations. Hitler was so obsessed with his quest
for the future of Germany, that he devoted most of his endeavors, such as the acquisition of
Lebensraum and the elimination of the subhumans, for the purpose of gaining more land for
the future generations.

Hitler was not some all mighty God that was able to just snap his fingers and the youth
would follow him, he was aided in the fact that the youth were on a quest of their own:
independence. They were energetic, full of life, and had an overwhelming love for
Germany along with spirit and a quest to find their position in life. Hitler recognized these
characteristics of the youth and decided to incorporate them into his plan for the National
Socialist German Worker's Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party) to flourish. These
characteristics and Hitler's involvement became the leading tragedy and inspiration of the
German youth movement. This youth movement began before World War I, was the result
of the industrial revolution, and came to be known as the ‘Youth Revolution.'(ii)



The Early Movement



In the 1920's, the German youth were...