Did the Nazis succeed in winning the hearts and minds of German Youth?

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Did the Nazis succeed in winning the hearts and minds of German Youth?

The Hitler Youth was  belief that the future of  was its children. The Hitler Youth was seen as being as important to a child as  was. In the early years of the Nazi government,  had made it clear as to what he expected German children to be like.

Movements for youngsters were part of German culture and the Hitler Youth had been created in the 1920's. By 1933 its membership stood at 100,000. After Hitler came to power, all other youth movements were abolished and as a result the Hitler Youth grew quickly. In 1936, the figure stood at 4 million members. In 1936, it became all but compulsory to join the Hitler Youth.

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 The Nazis sought to indoctrinate the young from as young as 4. The Hitler Youth catered for 10 to 18 year olds. There were separate organisations for boys and girls. The task of the boy’s section was to prepare the boys for military service. For girls, the organisation prepared them for . Youth movements were used as training grounds for the future 'leaders' of the Nazi state. They attended schools where these values were and systems were imposed.

Boys at 10 joined the Deutsches Jungvolk (German Young People) until the age of 13 when they transferred to the Hitler ...

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