Initially formed in 1922 as the Adolf Hitler Boys Storm Troop, the organisation adopted the name Hitler Youth in 1926. On 30 October 1931, Baldur von Schirach assumed leadership of the Hitler Youth. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, other youth groups were forcibly merged into the Hitler Youth and by the end of 1933 membership stood at just over 2 million. In December 1936, membership of the Hitler Youth became virtually compulsory for all boys and girls aged over 10 years - membership could only be avoided by not paying subscription fees, but this 'loophole' was relaxed in 1939 and membership increased to 8 million members by 1940.
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| - Initially formed in 1922 as the Adolf Hitler Boys Storm Troop, the organisation adopted the name Hitler Youth in 1926. On 30 October 1931, Baldur von Schirach assumed leadership of the Hitler Youth. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, other youth groups were forcibly merged into the Hitler Youth and by the end of 1933 membership stood at just over 2 million. In December 1936, membership of the Hitler Youth became virtually compulsory for all boys and girls aged over 10 years - membership could only be avoided by not paying subscription fees, but this 'loophole' was relaxed in 1939 and membership increased to 8 million members by 1940.
- The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend in German, abreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung (the SA). In 1940, Artur Axmann replaced Baldur von Schirach as Reichsjugendführer and took over leadership of the Hitler Youth. Axmann began to reform the group into an auxiliary force which could perform war duties. The Hitler Youth was disbanded by Allied authorities in 1945 as part of the denazification process.
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| - Initially formed in 1922 as the Adolf Hitler Boys Storm Troop, the organisation adopted the name Hitler Youth in 1926. On 30 October 1931, Baldur von Schirach assumed leadership of the Hitler Youth. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, other youth groups were forcibly merged into the Hitler Youth and by the end of 1933 membership stood at just over 2 million. In December 1936, membership of the Hitler Youth became virtually compulsory for all boys and girls aged over 10 years - membership could only be avoided by not paying subscription fees, but this 'loophole' was relaxed in 1939 and membership increased to 8 million members by 1940. During the final months of the war, the severe lack of pilots in the Luftwaffe prompted the decision to give glider training to an entire year's intake of the Hitler Youth, before sending them to fly combat missions using the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter. They were deployed by Germany during the last days of war in Europe when most regular German soldiers were killed, wounded or captured. In the battle of Berlin they were essentially becoming part of the Wehrmacht in which boys as young as twelve were forced to defend the city of Berlin from the Russian Army.
- The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend in German, abreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung (the SA). The HJ were viewed as future "Aryan supermen" and were indoctrinated in anti-Semitism. One aim was to instill the motivation that would enable HJ members, as soldiers, to fight faithfully for the Third Reich. The HJ put more emphasis on physical and military training than on academic study. The HJ was organized into corps under adult leaders, and the general membership comprised boys aged fourteen to eighteen. The HJ was also seen as an important stepping stone to future membership of the elite Schutzstaffel (SS). In 1940, Artur Axmann replaced Baldur von Schirach as Reichsjugendführer and took over leadership of the Hitler Youth. Axmann began to reform the group into an auxiliary force which could perform war duties. In 1944, some of their units were brought to France in order to combat the Allies after D-Day to help stem their advance. They served in the same capacity during the final months of the war (as seen in Downfall). The Hitler Youth was disbanded by Allied authorities in 1945 as part of the denazification process.
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