The purpose of the Hitler youth for boys was to teach them the military skills they would need for later life. There were a number of things the boys did to try to improve these skills. The contributor to these skills were the Military training. For the Military training they practisedcamping skills and fighting. They also practised digging Dug Outs and trenches.All these skills would be essential for later Nazi life. They also put all these skills into practised when they played war games. Instead of using blank rounds though they got given live rounds to shoot with.
The boys also went on summer camps which they took very seriously. On one occasion a fourteen year old sentry standing guard at the entrance of a camp shot a ten year old boy who could not remember the password. In camp they trained for the military life, hey did drill, military exercises, throwing hand grenades and they were taught about military tactics.
The boy were also taught lessons about the Nazi ideas. These included teaching them to love Hitler. The reason why they were taught these lessons was because Hitler wanted to create a strong Germany and he needed all the support from the younger generation. The boys were also taught to hate Jews. They were also given uniforms. This was to make them feel part of something. It also made the whole of the Hitler youth look important.
There were long marches for the boys as well. Some of them over 12 miles long. Even these long marches were considered nothing for boys who are trained to march 50 miles with their packs on. After the marches, quite a lot of boys ended up in hospital because it was too much for them.
The purpose of the girls Hitler youth was too teach them to bring up children and to look after the house. The reason why they did this is because they were an important role in Hitler trying to bring up a super race.
The girls went on rambles, which are hikes. They probably did these at the camps they went on. They did these to keep them fit and it was also something they enjoyed doing these rambles. It was a break from the lessons they had to do.
They had lessons on homecare and were taught the three Ks, these were cook, children and church. They were taught how to bring up children. They were bringing up Germanys future. Hitler wanted a super race and the women were going to be the heart of this. They had to give birth and bring up the children.
The girls were taught how to cook. This was important but not the most important thing they had to learn. The girls were taught cookery because they would have to cook for their husbands and their children.
The most important lessons the girls were taught was the lessons on childcare. The reason why this was so important was because Hitler wanted a super race. He needed to achieve this by telling girls how to bring up their children. They were also told they needed to have children and they were persuaded to get married and have children. The girls were also taught how to dress and how to do their hair ‘the way Hitler wanted.’
The main purpose of the Hitler youth was to get the youth on his side. He wanted a super race so he was teaching girls how to bring it up. The boys played a major part on this because they were being trained to be soldiers. This is linked to Hitler’s plans for the future because he wanted to build an empire and to do this he needed to go to war.