Hitler Youth: The Future of Germany The Early Movement The Organization of the Hitler Youth Activities of the Hitler Youth Rival Youth Movements Hitler Youth In and After WWII Links The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend-HJ) were for Hitler the future of the Nazi party. Hitlersdream of a thousand year Reich could only be accomplished through the youth, which weredeemed the most important aspect of Germany's future as a powerful nation. "The futureof the German nation depends on its youth, and the German youth shall have to be preparedfor its future duties."(i) The youth were important because they would continue the Nazilegacy and spread propaganda to future generations. Hitler was so obsessed with his questfor the future of Germany, that he devoted most of his endeavors, such as the acquisition ofLebensraum and the elimination of the subhumans, for the purpose of gaining more land forthe future generations. Hitler was not some all mighty God that was able to just snap his fingers and the youthwould follow him, he was aided in the fact that the youth were on a quest of their own:independence. They were energetic, full of life, and had an overwhelming love forGermany along with spirit and a quest to find their position in life. Hitler recognized thesecharacteristics of the youth and decided to incorporate them into his plan for the NationalSocialist German Worker's Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party) to flourish. Thesecharacteristics and Hitler's involvement became the leading tragedy and inspiration of theGerman youth movement. This youth movement began before World War I, was the resultof the industrial revolution, and came to be known as the Youth Revolution.(ii) The Early Movement In the 1920's, the German youth were involved ...
