Question

How were the youth in nazi germany been trained?

Answer 1

For the SS division named Hitlerjugend, see SS Division Hitlerjugend.

Hitler Youth

Hitlerjugend

Hitlerjugend Allgemeine Flagge.svg

Flag of the Hitler Youth

Motto  

"Blood and Honour"

(Blut und Ehre)

Formation 1933 (1922)

Extinction 1945

Type Youth organisation

Legal status Defunct, Illegal

Region served

Nazi Germany

Leader  

Baldur von Schirach

Artur Axmann

Parent organization

Nazi Party

Hitler Youth at rifle practice, c. 1943

The Hitler Youth (German: About this sound Hitlerjugend (help·info), often abbreviated as HJ in German) was the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Germany. Its origins dated back to 1922 and it received the name Hitler-Jugend, Bund deutscher Arbeiterjugend ("Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth") in July 1926. From 1933 until 1945, it was the sole official youth organisation in Germany and was partially a paramilitary organisation; it was composed of the Hitler Youth proper for male youths aged 14 to 18, the German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth (Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend or "DJ", also "DJV") for younger boys aged 10 to 14, and the League of German Girls (Bund Deutsche Mädel or "BDM").

With the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, the organisation de facto ceased to exist. On 10 October 1945, the Hitler Youth and its subordinate units were outlawed by the Allied Control Council along with other Nazi Party organisations. Under Section 86 of the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hitler Youth is an "unconstitutional organisation" and the distribution or public use of its symbols, except for educational or research purposes, is illegal.