Hitler+Youth+Groups

Hitler Youth Groups //** WHO- ** // Hitler youth was started by Hitler and later was run by Baldur Von Schirach in 1931. Baldurs main goal was to unify all of the Hitler youth groups. By 1935 HJ had over 60% of the country youth. After the Nazi party seized power other youth groups merged with HJ.


 * Hitler youth group ||

//WHAT //- Hitler Youth Groups or HJ as it was called were almost like boy-scouts and girl-scouts that Hitler made for German kids.For boys ages 14–18 they were taught how to become a soldier. For girls 10-14 they were taught how to care for others and be trained into motherhood. //** WHEN- ** // Hitler Youth groups were created in 1922 after Hitler was released from prison and the Nazi party was in control. In 1935 HJ had over 100,000 members and when Hitler came to power all other movements or groups were abolished from Germany and any other country or area controlled by Hitler.

How-  It was easy to form the Hitler Youth after the Nazi Party came to power. One group after another more and more kids joined. Hitler believed a perfect German boy would have blonde hair and blue eyes, even though Hitler had Dark Brown hair?!?!

WHY- Hitler had kids that were ages 10-18 join his Hitler youth groups. What Hitler was trying to do was build up the newer generation of German youth to be loyal to him and all ready be trained for army as they got older. For the boys 13-18 Hitler had them do what he called Wehrsport or "Military Athletics" witch included marching, bayonet drill, grenade throwing, trench digging, map reading, gas defense, how to get under barbed wire, and pistol shooting. For the girls they had to be able to run 60 meters in 14 seconds, throw a ball 14 meters, complete a 2 hour march, swim 100 meters, and make a bed. to see what it was like in a hitler youth camp watch the video at the bottom of the screen. media type="youtube" key="Fdkg5sPf-tk" height="315" width="420" align="right" media type="youtube" key="Fdkg5sPf-tk" height="315" width="420" align="right"
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