The Hitler Jugend: The Hitler Youth Organisation

This is a confidential Gestetner study of The Hitler Youth Organisation (Hitlerjugend) (estimated wartime strength of 12 to 14 million youths), organised into four branches: The Hitler Youth proper (boys from 14-18), The German Young Folk (boys from 10-14), The League of German Girls (girls from 14 to 18) and The Young Girls (girls from 10-14).According to this report, the SA presented a substantial problem as a source of disturbance and conspiracy, and stated: The Hitler Youth is NOT the Boy Scout or Girl Guide organisation. It is in no respect comparable to any organisation for young people known to the Western World. It is a compulsory Nazi formation, which has consciously sought to breed hate, treachery and cruelty into the mind and soul of every German child. It is in the true sense of the word 'education for death'. Under no circumstances should The Hitler Youth be taken lightly or be considered a negligible factor from an operational or occupation point of view.