Hitler: The Youth
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- Hitler: The Youth
- The Hitler Youth
- Created in 1929 - response to degeneracy of the Golden Age of Weimar
- All other youth groups banned or taken over by Hitler Youth
- Same symbols, culture and psychology as SA and **
- 1936 - Law for the Incorporation of German Youth
- Hitler Youth given official status of an education movement
- Vigorous regime of physical activity and political indoctrination
- Heavy emphasis on competition, military drill, heroism and leadership
- Members had to swear an oath of allegiance to Hitler
- Resentment towards harsher punishments
- Attendance began to wane at weekly parades
- 5mill members (64%) German adolescent
- Rose to 77.2% later that year
- Scheme made compulsory in 1939
- League of German Girls (BDM)
- Female equivalent of Hitler Youth
- Education consisted of matters of hygiene, cleanliness and healthy eating
- Additional sessions for political education and racial awareness
- After 1934, BDM members were expected to do 1 year of work on the land or domestic service
- Unpopular and many tried to avoid it
- Scheme made compulsory in 1939
- The Hitler Youth
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