p. 110 Enrollment/Membership The HJ was the youths way of making their voice heard and acknowledged. Enrollment in the HJ became mandatory March of 1939. When membership becamemandatory, parents were warned that the kids would be taken away and sent to otherhomes or orphanages. Parents, who kept their children out of the HJ and were foundguilty, had to serve severe prison sentences.(ix) The youth were fully incorporated into Hitler's dream of a Nazi society by the 1930's. They had their own uniform and a creed that officially recognized them as an organization. In December of 1936, in order to complete his dream of a sound future in the youth ofGermany, Hitler issued this decree: 1. The whole German youth inside the region of the Reich are incorporated into theHitler Youth. 2. The whole German youth, outside of home and school, is physically, spiritually, andmorally to be educated in the Hitler Youth in the spirit of National Socialism to the service of Volk andVolk community. 3. The task of the education of the whole German youth in the Hitler Youth is givenover to the Reich Youth leader of the NSDAP. He holds the office of a Highest Reich Authority with its seatin Berlin and is directly responsible to the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor. 4. The legal orders and general administrative regulations requisite to the executionand completion of this law will be issued by the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor.(x) This Decree outlawed the Concordat of 1933, which stated the Catholic Youth organizationshould not be hindered in any way, by any other organization, but Hitler disregarded thisand incorporated them into the HJ anyway.(xi) The boys were taught to respect the Nazi party and live up to their cre...
