1. Youth in Nazi Germany
Year 10

3. Nazism and Education
In a totalitarian state education is always the one of the first things that is changed – why is this?
The sole purpose of this educational structure was to indoctrinate
The man chosen by Hitler to run German education was Bernard Rust
Hitler wanted to Nazify the whole education system, this included the curriculum, the books and even the teachers
Teachers who held anti-Nazi views were sacked or sent on courses to be trained in ‘Nazi’ ideas
The main aim was to produce boys with military skills and girls with domestic skills

4. Examples
A bomber aircraft on take-off carries 12 dozen bombs, each weighing 10 kilos. The aircraft takes off for Warsaw the international centre for Jews. It bombs the town. On take-off with all bombs on board and a fuel tank containing 100 kilos of fuel, the aircraft weighed about 8 tons. When it returns from the crusade, there are still 230 kilos left. What is the weight of the aircraft when empty ?"
To keep an ill person costs approximately 4 marks a day. There are 300,000 mentally ill people in care. How much do these people cost to keep in total? How many marriage loans of 1000 marks could be granted with this money?"

5. Using the above source as well as your own knowledge - What was the Nazi philosophy towards educating young German children?

7. Baldur von Schirach, Hitler Youth Leader
Education
Syllabus & textbooks changed to reflect Nazi ideas on race & German history
Boys & girls taught separately
Compulsory membership of German Teacher’s League
Leadership schools (Adolf Hitler Schools)
Baldur von Schirach, Hitler Youth Leader

8. Hitler Youth Established Hitler Youth (Hitler Jugend, HJ)1925
1939, 8 million members
Camping, hiking, singing folk songs, military training & physical fitness
By 1936 membership compulsory
German Girls’ League (1.5m members)

11. Opposition Swing groups Edelweiss pirates
Enjoyed Jazz and American ‘negroid’ music
Grew their hair long
Supported resistance movements
Sophie Scholl
Leaders of some groups were executed by the Nazis.

12. The Edelweiss Pirates