The Nature and purpose of Hitler Youth In 1936 it became compulsory to join the Hitler Youth. Young people had to belong to organisations

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The Nature and purpose of Hitler Youth

In 1936 it became compulsory to join the Hitler Youth. Young people had to belong to organisations which taught them loyalty to Hitler and help train them in military skills. The Hitler Youth Movement catered for 10 to 18 year olds. There were separate organisations for boys and girls. The task of the boys section was to prepare the boys for military service. For girls, the organisation prepared them for .

Hitler had very clear ideas about women; their duties were church children and kitchen. The primary role of young females in Nazi Germany was to give birth to healthy, racially pure (Aryan) children.

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When girls joined ‘the Bund Deutsche Madchen’, they would have lessons in cooking and cleaning. This was so that when they were married and had children they would be able to maintain the house.

For girls one on the most important activities was sports. Girls would do running, athletics, marching, throwing a ball, and swimming because Hitler believed that all German youth should be physically strong. The purpose of this was to prepare them for childbirth, as Hitler told young girls it was their duty to have children.

Boys in Hitler Youth were in training to be soldiers. With ...

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