Hitler youth
Luke Y. and Chandler L.
Hitler's Goal
• “He alone who owns the youth gains the
future” –Hitler. It's goal was to bring as many
eligible girls and boys as possible under its
control.
• Hitler made membership in Hitler Youth
mandatory in 1936. Every boy and girl
between 10 and 18 had to join Hitler Youth.
He had punishments for those who refused to
join.
Expectations
• The Hitler Youth remained the official youth
group of the German state for the 12 years
that Hitler ruled Germany.
• Not every German adolescent was allowed to
become a member of the Hitler Youth. You
had to meet 4 standards to join.
Standard 1
• The first was racial purity. You could not have
Jewish ancestors. All Jewish youth were
denied membership. Also you could no join if
your ancestors were African, Chinese , polish,
Indian , or any people of color.
Standard 2
• Once they were proven racial pure, they had
to prove no heredity diseases ran in the
family. In Nazi Germany these conditions were
defined as hereditary disease: epilepsy,
schizophrenia, deafness, dumbness,
prostitution, mental retardation, and certain
forms of venereal disease. Alcoholics,
homosexuals, and people with berth defects
and hemophilia were also included in this
category.
Standard 3
• Once ancestor and heredity fitness of a
boy/girl satisfied Nazi standards, the Hitler
youth organization made certain that the child
had no “objectionable” political attitudes. This
meant that children who behave poorly during
their trial relationship period may not be
accepted. This standard did pose a problem
for young people whose parents had been
associated with communists and socialist
movements.
Standard 4
• Finally, once youngsters met all of these
standards, they had one more thing to prove –
that they were physically fit or could quickly
become fit. Many boy’s and girl’s with asthma
had difficulty meeting this requirement and
therefore not allowed to join.