Hitler Youth

The Hitler Youth (German: Hitler-Jugend, abbreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that existed from 1922 to 1945. The Hitler Youth was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after the Sturmabteilung (SA) Stormtroopers.

Doctrine

The Hitler Youth had the basic motivation of training future "Aryan supermen" and future soldiers who would serve the Third Reich faithfully. Physical and military training took precedence over academic and scientific education in Hitler Youth organizations. Youths in HJ camps learned to use weapons, built up their physical strength, learned war strategies, and were indoctrinated in anti-Semitism. Many Boy Scout-type activities were adopted for the Hitler Youth, though changed in content and intention. A limited amount of cruelty of the older boys toward the younger was tolerated and even encouraged, since it was believed this would weed out the unfit and harden the rest.

Related Topics:
Aryan - Soldier - Third Reich - Physical - Academic - Anti-Semitism - Boy Scout - Cruelty

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Members of the Hitler Youth wore paramilitary uniforms very similar to the Nazi Party, and the ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth were similar to the ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung.

Related Topics:
Ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth - Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung

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