What was the nature and purpose of the Hitler Youth movement?

At first, boys in the Hitler youth were very badly disciplined and were though of my many to be vandals. However, by the end of the 1920’s, a young Nazi reconstructed the group and realised that he needed to target middle class children for the group to be more organised and well disciplined. The Hitler Youth was created to lure children into total devotion of Hitler. When boys joined the Hitler Youth, they were made to say a pledge which stated that they would fight and die for Germany and Hitler.

Many boys joined Hitler youth as they were bored and was attracted by the range of activities and holidays which it offered. There was a programme every Sunday for the boys where they would do horse riding, motor cycling, bike rides, sports and of course the start of their military training.  Boys would be made to do regular strengh and intellegance tests.  They would be encouraged to play war games which often became very violent. Theres no doubt that Hitler wanted his Youth to be strong.

The Nazi’s targeted young people because they were the future of Germany. Hitler wanted to get them onto his side as they were seen as a potentional threat to the Nazi rule. Also, he wanted them to be the generation to make his dream come true. So, he bombarded them with his beliefs until they believed it to.

The nature and purpose of the Hitler youth was to indoctrinate children into idolising Hitler and to believe everything he says and believes. This then gave him upmost power as he was then in control of the future. He wanted Germany to be exacely how he imagined it and knew that making the children believe the same as him would almost garuntee his perfect country.