The youth division of the German Nazi Party. Originally a Boy Scout-like organization, it became a pipeline to service in the German military during WWII, instilling in its members the philosophy and doctrines of Hitler and the Nazi Party.
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57. Alfred
...the neck of his own weakness.” Alfred reveals he himself was not part of the Hitler Youth , who bullied him when he could not qualify. Now, however, he claims he is...
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72. Alfred
Alfred writes another mental letter to Hannelore. He remembers the Hitler Youth coming to visit him and then visit Hannelore next door. He wonders why she opened...
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120. Alfred
...deemed undesirable. Although he was often teased as a child, and was rejected from the Hitler Youth , Alfred explains, “I now understand what it is to feel superior. And I quite...
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167. Alfred
...father was Jewish, but her mother was German, and out of spite Alfred told the Hitler Youth boys about her father. As a result, Nazi officers came to Hannelore’s house to take...
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