Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression The Hitler Jugend had been from its inception a formation of
the Nazi Party. By virtue of the 1936 Youth Law it became an
agency of the Reich Government while still retaining its
position as a formation of the Nazi Party. (1392-PS).
The membership statistics of the Hitler Jugend to 1940 were:
End 1932........................................ 107,956
[Page 319]
(4) Through the Hitler Jugend the Nazi conspirators imbued
the youth with Nazi ideology and prepared them for
membership in the Party and its formations. Schirach said:
"I am responsible to the Reich that the entire youth of
Germany will be educated physically, morally and
spiritually in the spirit of the National Socialist
Idea of the State." (2306-PS)
Mein Kampf was regarded as the "Bible" of the Hitler Jugend
(1458-PS). On entering the Jungvolk at the age of 10,
children took the following oath:
"In the presence of this blood-banner which represents
our Fuehrer I swear to devote all my energies, and my
strength to the Savior of our Country, Adolf Hitler. I
am willing and ready to give up my life for him, so
help me God. One People, one Reich, one Fuehrer." (2441-PS)
The Hitler Jugend organization operated solely on the
Leadership Principle. The leader was always appointed from
above and the leader's will was absolute. (1458-PS; 2306-PS;
2436-PS; 2438-PS)
The Master Race doctrine and anti-semitism, including
physical attacks on the Jews, was taught systematically in
the Hitler Jugend training program. (2436-PS; L-360-H; 2441-
PS)
The Hitler Jugend indoctrinated the youth with the idea that
war is a noble activity. (1458-PS; 2436-PS)
The Hitler Jugend, in accordance with the policy of the Nazi
Party, emphasized the importance and demanded the return of
the colonies which had been taken from Germany by the
"Versailles Shame Dictate." (1458-PS; 2436-PS; 2440-PS; 2441-
PS)
The Hitler Jugend taught that the guiding principle of
German policy was the utilization of the space to the East
(1458-PS; 2439-PS). All activities carried on in support of
the demands for modification of the Versailles Treaty, the
restoration of colonies, and the acquisition of additional
living space were closely coordinated with the (VDA) Verein
fuer das Deutschtum in Ausland (Office of Germans in foreign
countries). (L-360-H)
In order to carry out the program of indoctrination of the
youth, more than 765,000 were actively engaged as Hitler
Youth leaders by May 1939. Youth leaders were thoroughly
trained, many of them in special "Youth Leaders" schools
(2435-PS). More than 200,000 political indoctrination
meetings (Heimabend) were held weekly. Each community was
required by law to provide a suitable meeting house for the
Hitler Jugend. Training and propaganda films were produced
on an elaborate scale.
[Page 320]
In the winter of 1937-38 more than three million youths
attended showings of these films. The Hitler Jugend press
and propaganda office published at least thirteen magazines
and large numbers of other publications and yearbooks
appealing to all age groups and to the various interest
groups of the youth. (2435-PS)
One of the most important functions of the Hitler Jugend was
to prepare the youth for membership in the Party and its
formations. Hitler said at the Reichsparteitag, 1935:
"He alone, who owns the youth, gains the Future!
Practical consequences of this doctrine: The boy will
enter the Jungvolk (boy 10-14) and the Pmpf (members of
the Jungvolk) will come to the Hitler Youth, and the
boy of the Hitler Youth will join the SA, the SS and
the other formations, and the SA man and the SS man
will one day join the Labor Service, and from there he
will go to the Armed Forces, and the soldiers of the
people will return again to the organization of
Movement, the Party, the SA, the SS, and never again
will our people be so depraved as they were at one
time." (2656-PS; 2401-PS)
The Streifequlenst, a special formation of the Hitler
Jugend, was organized by virtue of an agreement between
Himmler and Schirach for the purpose of securing and
training recruits for the SS, with special emphasis on
securing recruits for the Deaths Head Troops of the SS
(concentration camp guards). (2396-PS)
The farm service section of the Hitler Jugend also became a
cadet corps of the SS by reason of the agreement entered
into between Himmler and Schirach in 1938. This formation
was to train for SS membership youths especially suited to
become Wehrbaer (militant peasants), who were to be settled
in places where the Nazis needed especially trained farmers.
(2567-PS)
In 1937 the Adolf Hitler Schools were established in order
to indoctrinate boys selected by the Party to be the future
leaders of the Nazi state. The schools were operated by the
Hitler Jugend for the Party. Boys entered at the age of 12
and remained in the school until 18 years of age. (2653-PS)
(5) The Nazi conspirators used the Hitler Jugend for
extensive pre-military training of youth. In 1933 the Hitler
Youth, in cooperation with the SA and the Wehrmacht, entered
into a secret program of extensive pre-military training of the youth
(1850-PS). Extensive premilitary training was carried on in
all age groups of the Hitler Youth in close cooperation with
the Wehrmacht. (2438-PS; 2441-PS; 1992-PS)
[Page 321]
In addition to general military training, specialized
training was given in special formations. These included:
Hitler Jugend Flying Units
"The Naval Hitler Youth comprises 45,000 boys, the
Motor Hitler Youth 60,000 boys. As part of the campaign
for the encouragement of aviation 55,000 members of the
Jungvolk were trained in gliding for group activities;
74,000 boys of the Hitler Youth are organized in its
flying units; 15,000 boys passed their gliding test in
the year 1937 alone.
"Today 1,200,000 boys of the Hitler Youth receive
regular instructions in small-bore rifle shooting from
7,000 instructors." (2454-PS; see also 2441-PS.)
A formal agreement between the Wehrmacht and the Hitler
Jugend was published 11 August 1939. It recites that whereas
30,000 Hitler Jugend leaders had been trained annually in
shooting and field exercises, the number would be doubled;
that 60,000,000 shots had been fired in Hitler
Youth training courses in 1938 and that a considerable
increase in the figure was expected. The agreement
recognized the close cooperation that existed between the
Hitler Jugend and the Wehrmacht in the military training of
youth and provided for a far more extensive program. (2398-PS)
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Volume
I Chapter VII
Means Used by the Nazi Conspiractors in Gaining Control of the German State
(Part 46 of 55)
End 1933..................................... 2,292,041
End 1934..................................... 3,577,565
End 1935..................................... 3,943,303
End 1936..................................... 5,437,601
End 1937..................................... 5,879,955
End 1938..................................... 7,031,226
End 1939..................................... 7,728,259
And BDM (League of German Girls)................440,789 (2435-PS)
Hitler Jugend Naval Units
Hitler Jugend Motorized Units
Hitler Jugend Signal Units
Hitler Jugend Medical Units
Hitler Jugend Musical Units. (2654-PS). The extent of the
military training in 1937 was set out by Hitler in a speech
at Berlin.