There are many ways in which this statement can be considered incorrect because, in English lessons, children were taught to analyse the speeches of Hitler, and texts about the Hitler Myth. Children began to develop Nazi ideals, such as that the 'Fuhrer' (Adolf Hitler) is always right (The Hitler Myth), and began to analyse speeches from Hitler which would have chastised Judaism, homosexuality and non-Aryan races. Further evidence to support this is that girls had a different curriculum to boys, and were taught different subjects, such as eugenics. There were no co-educational classes during the Third Reich. Eugenics taught girls selective breeding, and taught girls to only marry Aryans. This was so Hitler could develop his idea of an ideal human, with blonde hair and blue eyes. It was also extremely discouraged and eventually forbidden to marry Jews and other non-Aryan races, so as to create racially pure Aryan Germans. Another example to suggest the statement is correct is that students were taught Biology and Racial Sciences. Biology explained Nazi ideals onn race and population control. In the curriculum, students were taught how to measure their skulls and identify different races. In Racial Studies, students were also told not to marry inferior races, and that Aryans were superior.
However, there are ways in which the statement can be considered correct because Physical Education was given 15% of the school timetable. This was a subject which was compulsory of all students, and was around four hours long. This was mainly to ensure that boys would be healthy enough to join the armed forces. All students had to take a physical examination. If they failed this examination, they may be expelled. The threat of expulsion reduced the amount of students who would give minimal effort to the subject. Further evidence to support this is that, in History lessons, Germany's history was glorified. History textbooks documented German victories and the Nazi Party itself. It made war seem exciting and fun; with many rewards to acheive, with the hopeful goal of encouraging children to join the armed forces, and give to the war effort as the outbreak of World War Two began. Another example to suggest that this statement is correct is that Mathematics textbooks subliminally encouraged children to believe that war is fun, which consecutively encourages them to join the Armed Forces. Questions would sometimes be about German aircraft, or long-range missile devices. They subliminally led children to believe that these aircraft and other devices made you immortal, and the threat of death was quickly replaced with the promise of excitement.
Therefore, in answer to the question of whether the main purpose of the Nazi curriculum was to prepare boys to be soldiers, it would seem that the statement is mostly incorrect. This is because children were heavily educated, both subliminally and obviously, in Nazi idealogy. This was among the curriculum, in most subjects. For example, an English essay could be to analyse one of Hitler's speeches. History textbooks had glorifed past victories of Germany, and had indoctrinated students with the idea that the only reason Germany had lost World War One was because the Jews had set them up, which further increased the amount of propaganda against Judaism. The Nazi curriculum also included Biology and Racial Sciences, which taught students that Aryans were superior and not to marry other 'inferior' races. Girls were also taught Eugenics, which taught selective breeding with other Aryans.
