During World War II, Adolf Hitler started a movement to use the coming generation. He wanted young people to grow into strong individuals who would promote his ideals and die passionately for them, if necessary. I chose to do more in-depth research on this youth movement. I want to know more about the Hitler Youth. How it started, how it developed, how they were managed, as well as its final demise towards the end of WWII are all facets I would like to know. Let's start with the first representation of a youth movement in Germany. Around 1890, there was an all-boys group that focused primarily on living in the surrounding lands and wilderness. This group of boys was called the Wandervögel. They were similar to those of the American Boy Scouts. What they wanted was to separate themselves from the industrial movement that was taking place in Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm. Wilhelm represented big business greed, which the Wandervögels hated to the core. The clothes the boys wore as uniform included shorts and hiking boots, which was contrary to what many young boys wore. Middle class children their age, around twelve, were seen in a collared shirt and pants. On weekends, they would go hiking and camp. They became a band of brothers who began to greet each other by promoting the power of individuality. “Heil,” they said, which means I salute you. (INSERT QUOTE) After the First World War, the Wandervögel disappeared. An entire generation of young Germans was wiped out because of their national pride in fighting for their country, but the mark they left has not been forgotten. The influence of the Wandervögel had created a wave of new youth organizations. Some were ruled by religion...... middle of paper...... separate division for girls. The League of German Girls was created to guide young girls in their role as women. Become good wives to their husbands and raise children. Their slogan was Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen and church). Although the part about the church was not part of the creed of the League of German Girls, it was purely for public relations purposes. (INSERT QUOTE) “Girls had to be able to run 60 meters in 14 seconds, throw a ball 12 meters, complete a 2-hour walk, swim 100 meters and know how to make a bed. » (INSERT QUOTE) Later during World War II. Some of the girls went to fight in the Nazis' last defense of Berlin, but it was determined that they were never allowed to do so (INSERT QUOTE). Another department that participated in the meeting was a news service created to produce propaganda to combat the "Jewish information monopoly." (INSERT QUOTE)