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Hitler Youth Propaganda. “He alone who owns the youth, gains the Future!”. Today’s Boys and Girls are Tomorrow’s Soldiers …. 1930s: Adolf Hitler trained and turned the youth in Germany into “good Nazis” Children marched through the street and terrorized townspeople
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Hitler Youth Propaganda “He alone who owns the youth, gains the Future!”
Today’s Boys and Girls are Tomorrow’s Soldiers … • 1930s: Adolf Hitler trained and turned the youth in Germany into “good Nazis” • Children marched through the street and terrorized townspeople • Learned how to fight and advocated for Hitler • “Tattle tales”: Turned their backs on those who did not uphold Nazi agenda (even their own parents!)
Hitler knew the minds of children could be shaped like clay. • "If an adult says 'I will not come over to your • side' I will calmly answer 'your child belongs to us already.' What are you? You will pass on!"
The “Big Father” • He took over their upbringing, education and leisure time • He warned parents that interference or failure to cooperate would • result in imprisonment or having their children sent to other Nazi homes to be reared.
He wrecked the German school system • He cared nothing about reading, writing or arithmetic • “I do not want an intellectual education. I want young people who will grow up to frighten the world... arrogant, • violent, unafraid, cruel youth who must be able to suffer pain. • Nothing tender and weak must be left in them."
Schools were turned into Nazi training centres; all courses were “Nazi-fied” • Jewish teachers and professors were fired • Some students were so brainwashed that they turned on their anti-Nazi parents • Brainwashing…..
A Typical School Scene in Nazi Germany - At the front of the class, a picture of Hitler. - Salute the picture at least 10 times a day - Lunch: Prayer to the “Fueher” thanking him for the food - Teachers had to swear to make students into Nazis (under oath). “MEIN KAMPF”
Youth Groups Hitler Youth – boys 6 – 18 - After 1936, all boys had to be a part of the organization. - They attended military camps trained to be soldiers, studied the Nazi philosophy and swore an oath to Hitler. - "Blood and Honour" upon graduation and a diploma from the Hitler youth
League of German Maidens - girls 10-18 • - They wore uniforms, went backpacking on long marches and learned survival techniques. • “Proper Nazi mothers” • “It is your duty to bear children for the fatherlands! The Fueher wills it! Marriage is unimportant'“ • As a result many young teenagers became mothers
Anti-Jewish Views • Hitler blamed the Jews for many of Germany's social problems. • Jewish families "shown the door" in his society. • Jews and their families were made to take the blame for any problems that Germany faced • Public persecutions helped Hitler to control his youth.
Key Points in Hitler Youth Propaganda: • Hitler used his image as a father figure • Hitler used an organized program to keep the kids occupied • Hitler made certain that children were kept as ignorant as possible • Hitler used the Jews as a focus of blame • Hitler used a propaganda program • Hitler wrote books and other propaganda materials to promote his views