ted that theyouth to be led by adults, but the youth were not willing to give up their independence. Start of the Hitler Youth On July 4, 1926, the NSDAP held a convention (Parteitag) where youth leaders and party members attended. The theme was "Educational Questions and Youth Organizations." At this convention the Nazi party agreed to the formation of a Nazi youth group named the Hitler Youth (HJ). Kurt Gruber was appointed Reichsfuehrer of the Bund deutscher Arbeiterjugend (German Youth Workers Organization) and adviser for youth affairs on the NSDAP Reichsleitung. Hitler officially recognized these decisions on July 27, 1926.(vi) Hitler decided that if theyouth loved the outdoors, they would also love weapons; unfortunately, he was right. Theyouth loved weapons and the programs set by the Schutzstafel or SS. The programsinvolved all the activities the youth normally would do in their other organizations, with theexception of the use of weapons.(vii) Dummy hand grenade throwing. Koch p. 164. Three of Hitlers seven points of business for the German people dealt directly orindirectly with education in the Third Reich. Point 4 states that the state must take thesport of the youth to an unheard-of-level. With Point 6 the state must emphasize theteaching of racial knowledge in schools. Point 7 dealt indirectly with education, it statedthat the state must awaken patriotism and national pride in all its citizens. This is clearly agoal that was enforced in the HJ.(viii) Back to Top Organization of Hitler Youth Hitler Youth uniforms.Constable ...
