Hitler-+A+Fatherly+Figure

 Hitler- A Fatherly Figure //"Give the German nation 6 million bodies with flawless athletic training, all glowing with fanatical love of their country and inculcated with the highest offensive spirit, and a national state will, in less than two years if necessary, have created an army."// Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf A camp, boy scouts,or a club is how many young German children would describe Hitler Youth. Adolf Hitler became leader of the Nazis in July 1921. As he began to gain more and more power, all gypsies, Jews, and disabled people began to fear for their lives. For Adolf Hitler despised every "outcast" living in Germany and in bordering countries and he wanted to rid the world of these "outcasts." Hitler became one of the most powerful dictators in the world and became responsible for millions of deaths in a short period of time.

One army Hitler created, became an army everyone feared. They were called the Nazis. The Nazis had thousands of well trained soldiers and most of them were quite young. The Nazis appealed to young men across the nation because of its power and influence on the country. Also many of these men were manipulated by Hitler Youth. Hitler wanted to attract and build up an army of young children and teens. His plan was to steer millions of children into thinking his ideas about the world were right. His goal was to turn young men into soldiers and turn women into good mothers and wives.

Many teens didn't know how bad the Jews were being treated. They knew that the Jews were being isolated off, but they didn't know the conditions the Jews were living in. In Hitler Youth, the teens were told lies about the Jews. The leaders would shape and mold the kids' minds into thinking like the Nazis. Also Hitler was considered a savior in Germany and he was a fatherly figure to the members of Hitler Youth. They looked up to him like a super-hero. All of the members wanted to be able to meet him one day.

Children as young as ten would join Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth a like popular summer camp and every single kid wanted to be able to become a member, though not everyone could. Children couldn't be Jewish or mentally disabled. Their parents also had to be supporters of Hitler's idea. On Hitler's birthday, April 20th, boys and girls ages ten through fourteen would swear themselves into Jungvolk (a group for boys in Hitler Youth) or Jungmadelbund (League of Youth Girls). The ceremony would start with a Nazi leader saying a short speech. After that the boys and girls would come up one by one and say "//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."// They would be in these groups up to four years and then the boys would transfer to Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth). The girls would be transferred to Bund Deutsner Model (League of German Girls). After four years of these groups the members would go off into the world. The girls would go and get married and the men would join the armies or go into politics.

In 1936, Hitler needed more men in his armies. To resolve this problem, Hitler passed a law stating all boys and girls 10-17 had to be members of Hitler Youth. Though most children were already members. In 1936, there were over four million members.