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    The Hitler Youth organization was formed in 1920 to indoctrinate German children with Nazi ideology and prepare them for roles in Nazi Germany. It took children from ages 10 to 18 and separated boys and girls into different branches with gender-specific training. Boys prepared for military service through activities like marching and weapons handling. Girls focused on motherhood but also had to meet physical standards. Membership grew rapidly after Hitler rose to power, eliminating competing organizations, and the Hitler Youth played a major role in the German war effort. However, some Germans felt the organization overworked children and made them more harsh and nationalistic.

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    The Hitler Youth organization was formed in 1920 to indoctrinate German children with Nazi ideology and prepare them for roles in Nazi Germany. It took children from ages 10 to 18 and separated boys and girls into different branches with gender-specific training. Boys prepared for military service through activities like marching and weapons handling. Girls focused on motherhood but also had to meet physical standards. Membership grew rapidly after Hitler rose to power, eliminating competing organizations, and the Hitler Youth played a major role in the German war effort. However, some Germans felt the organization overworked children and made them more harsh and nationalistic.

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    Toey

    Ms.Diana
    August23,2016
    HitlerYouthbackground
    TheHitlerYouthoralsoknownasWandervgel

    isanorganizationwhichtookin
    GermanchildrenandbrainwashthemindofchildrentobelievedinNazi.Thisorganizationwere
    formedin1920becauseHitlerbelievedthefutureofNaziGermanywasitschildrenandhe
    clearlystatedwhatGermenchildrenshouldbelike:Theweakmustbechiselledaway.Iwant
    youngmenandwomenwhocansufferpain.AyoungGermanmustbeasswiftasa
    greyhound,astoughasleather,andashardasKruppssteel.(Trueman)HitlerYouthisthe
    sameasboyscoutfromAmericaorworldwidebutthisorganizationisasimportantasschoolfor
    theGermanchildrenduringthattime.
    AccordingtoLisciotto,thememberofthisorganizationhadanidealistic,romanticnotion
    ofthepast,yearningforsimplerdayswhenpeoplelivedofftheland.

    Wandervgelmembers
    distinguishedthemselvesbywearingshortsandhikingbootsratherthanthestarchedshirtsand
    creasedtrousersofthemiddleclass.Theybelievedintheimportanceofrediscoveringnature
    withoutanymodernconveniences.TheysangoldGermanfolksongsaroundthecampfireand
    greetingeachotherbysayingHeil.
    HitlerYouthtakesinchildrenfromageof10to18yearsold(fromsomeciteditsaidtake
    inchildrenfromageof7yearsoldoreven14yearsold),taskforboyandgirlaredifferentthatis
    whytheyseparatedtheorganisationintotwoforboyandgirl.Theirdaytodaylifeforboyand
    girlweresimilarevenwithdifferentmotives.

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    Forboys,neededtoprepareformilitaryservicestheytrainedlikesoldiers,whichincluded
    marching,bayonetdrill,grenadethrowing,trenchdigging,mapreading,gasdefence,useof
    dugouts,howtogetunderbarbedwireandpistolshooting.Boysattheageof10joinedthe
    DeutschesJungvolk(GermanYoungPeople)untiltheageof13whentheytransferredtothe
    HitlerJugend(HitlerYouth)untiltheageof18.Forgirl,eveniftheyneedtoprepareforthe
    motherhood,butgirlshadtobeabletorun60metresin14seconds,throwaball12metres,
    completea2hourmarch,swim100metresandknowhowtomakeabed.Girlsattheageof10,
    joinedtheJungmadelbund(LeagueofYoungGirls)andattheageof14transferredtotheBund
    DeutscherMadel(LeagueofGermanGirls).(Trueman)
    ThemotivesofthegovernmentinformingtheHitlerYouthmainlyistoimpressedAdolf
    HitlerandtopromotedhisideasandNazisideasintothemindofnextgeneration.HitlerYouth
    riseslowlyatfirstandendedupwith2,300,000membersattheendof1933.WithHitlergaining
    poweralongsidetheorganization,theotherorganizationswereeradicatedcompletely.This
    organizationaccomplishedalotofmissionsandfightinginthewar,alsomajorpartofGerman
    defenseline,wasseentobetheoneofthemostfiercelygroupoffighters.
    ThisgroupororganizationseemstobeawayofdisciplineGermanchildrentothe
    outsideworld,butpeoplewholivedinGermanyfeelsdifferently,itwasreportedthataschool
    teachercomplainedthatthechildrenarealltiredandbarelystayawakeinclassfromattending
    alltheHitlerYouthsmeeting.Thisorganizationseemmakealotofimpacttothechildrens
    personality,itwassaidonebecomemoreharshandbegintofeelmorenationalism.

    Page3,Toey
    Theclearexamplecanbeseeninournovel,wheretwoextremelyaggressiveboys,Hansand
    Heribert,showahorribleattitudetowardanyonewhoadmiredforeignthing.Thisshowhow
    otherGermanarealsoscaredofHitlerYouth.

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    Workscited
    "TheNaziParty:HitlerYouth."JewishVirtualLibrary.
    http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitleryouth.html.
    Accessed24Aug.2016.
    Trueman,CN."HitlerYouthMovement."TheHistoryLearningSite.
    http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazigermany/hitleryouthmovement/.
    Accessed23Aug.2016.
    Lisciotto,Carmelo.TheHitlerYouth.HolocaustResearchProject,2008.
    http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/hitleryouth.html.
    Accessed24Aug.2016.

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