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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Malachy Moran-Tun
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| Question | Answer |
| What were the Nazi's Aims for the Youth? | > Create a "Thousand Year Reich" - a Nazi state that would last > Aimed to strengthen Germany and the Nazi party in the future > All young Germans to be brought up as supporters of a strong and independent Germany > All young Germans to be supporters of the Nazi Party and its policies > Girls: brought up strong and healthy so they would be strong wives and healthy, fertile mothers > Boys: brought up as strong and healthy to do productive work for the German economy and fight for Germany in armed forces > Hitler to be like a father-figure to secure his position |
| How were the Nazis affected by other Youth Groups, and how did they Grow their Youth Groups? | > Pre Jan 1933 (Hitler becoming Chancellor), many German youth groups for boys and girls > Nazi party previously had (small) youth sections for boys and girls (~100,000 members, as opposed to the 600,000 in Protestant church groups) > 1933 - Hitler banned almost all non-Nazi youth groups, with additional pressure point on young people to join Nazi groups throughout the 1930s > 1936 - all sports facilities for young people were now run by the Hitler Youth, of which you had to be a member to use > March 1939 - membership in Nazi youth groups were made compulsory for all "wanted" Germans (e.g. no Jews) |
| What were the 3 Nazi Youth Groups for Boys? | > 6 to 10 yrs: Pimpfe (Little Fellows) > 10 to 14 yrs: Deutsche Jungvolk (German Young People) > 14 to 18 yrs: Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth) |
| How did Hitler Youth include Political Training? | > Swore an oath of loyalty to the Führer > Attended residential courses about Nazi ideology > Hitler Youth leader, Baldur von Schirach, set a schedule of lessons of every year group of the Hitler Youth to learn, including "the Evil of Jews" > Hitler Youth members had to / were encouraged to report people disloyal to the Nazi |
| How did Hitler Youth include Physical Training? | > Designed to keep young Germans as fit and healthy as possible > Regular camping and hiking expeditions > Regional and national sports competitions |
| How did Hitler Youth include Military Training? | > Designed to train young Germans to become useful to the state, including military training > Map-reading and signalling skills practised > 1938 - 1.2 mil being trained in small arms shooting > Naval, Motor, Gliding, and Flying military divisions, with 45,000 - 74,000 members each |
| How did Hitler Youth include Character Training? | > Stressed the need for comradeship and loyalty > But also for competition and ruthlessness > Jungvolk would swear an oath, "I devote all my energies and strength to the Saviour of our Country, Adolf Hitler. I am willing and ready to give up my life for him, so help me God" (hell that's a tad creepy, ain't it) > Hitler Youth members were commonly drilled by SA instructors, forced to undergo lengthy exercise in cold weather, or subjected to harsh punishments for disobeying orders |
| Why was the Hitler Youth Character Training so Harsh? | > Build a "brutal, domineering, fearless, cruel youth" > Make sure Germans would obey orders, even in hardship > Enable Hitler to establish "the New Order" |
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