Right Land -service leadership candidates. Koch p. 196. Left HJ pitching hay for farm-duty program. Constable p. 132. Back to Top Rival Youth Movements in the WWII Era The Nazi's might have failed to reform all the German youth in believing theirbrainwashing, but they did manage to make some gruesome warriors even though the youthvalues had changed. These Youth were more interested in weapons and survival in the newera, than dancing or independence. SS officers that used terror tactics to enforce ruletrained the Youth. The youth learned these tactics and put them to use in trying to getother children to join the organization or get them to conform to society. These techniqueswould often work, but not in the cases of the Swing kids and Edelweiss Pirates. Edelweiss Pirates At fourteen it was possible to quit school. This allowed for resistance youth groups toform. The Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Kids were two such groups. The Edelweiss Piratesmet on street corners and had a deep p...
