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The HJ Hitler Juden

Many Children growing up in America today have the freedom to choose the direction their schooling will take and to choose their extra curricular activities. Some of the activities are shaped by parents or friends but rarely by the government. This is not true for the kids in WWII Germany. In 1933 when Hitler took power, the German government began to play a major role in the life of Germans children. The HJ (or Hitlerjugend) organization was used to indoctrinate young children so they would grow up embracing Nazi ideals. As they were initiated into HJ, they were taught the Pledge of Allegiance “I Promise to do my duty in love and loyalty to the Führer and our flag”. The HJ (Hitlerjugend) was formed in 1926 during the second congress of the National Socialistic Democratic Workers party. At the time the HJ was voluntary. Then, in 1933, when Hitler came to power, he eliminated all youth groups but the HJ. Boys could no longer be members of the boy scouts or other organizations. Finally in 1936 it became mandatory for all young German citizens to become members. During its early years it was composed of roughly 100,000 members. Towards 1940, the estimated membership was 8.7 million kids. The HJ was subdivided into groups according to gender and age. As early as age six, German boys joined the “pimpf”. The boys were required to keep a notebook in which was recorded their mental and spiritual development. At age ten after they took some tests (sports, camping, and Nazi history) they transferred to the DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk), and at age fourteen they joined the HJ. The girls had also youth organizations such as the Jungmädelbund and the Bund Deutscher Mädel. The leader of the HJ organization was named Baldur von Schirach. The HJ was organized into units under adult leaders who controlled the children. Some of the childrens’ duties were to roam the streets to denounce traitors and to provide information that could be useful to the HJ leaders. The Hitler Youth uniforms were similar to the uniforms of Nazi soldiers. Their hair was worn very short and their boots were metal reinforced and the bottoms covered in metal plates to generate a strong sound while marching. The HJ life consisted of school in the mornings and HJ training after school. All HJ had to attend the “Heimabend”. During this event, HJ participants would watch propaganda about Nazi idealism. During training HJ leaders would focus on athletic training. The HJ became oriented to military life and towards the end of WWII, HJ members were sent to fight in the war. In 1940, Artur Azmann took control of the HJ and reformed the group for war duties. The Hitler Youth became more and more active in war, fighting on the fronts and helped with recovery efforts. They also were in the postal service, fire service, radio service, and helped anti-aircraft defense crews. Their duties were mostly taking the place of the men that were at the front. Towards the end of the war, most of the HJ were sent into active duty because the adult manpower had been depleted. Over the course of the years the duties of the Hitler Youth changed greatly from being a youth organization like the boy scouts, to having police-like duties, and finally to having its own regiment in the war. The HJ played a big role in young German lives. Growing up during the war was a very difficult thing and in my opinion, the HJ organization had no pros, all were cons. People don’t like government having strict control over their lives. Overall I learned many things since I did not know much on the subject. I knew kids went to war, but I didn’t know that it was very organized in Germany and that the kids were in the HJ. I did not know what they did other than that they were little town spies. I really enjoyed this project because I would rather write an essay than present something to the class.

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June 2007
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