We rightfully condemn the action of Adolf Hitler but we can at the same time acknowledge that he at comprehensive plan that was effective in many ways. There is a reason why many Germans followed Hitler while many Italians failed to give their allegiance to Mussolini.
Hitler had a focus on the young and he was planning not just for tomorrow or next year but for the next generation and beyond. Part of this was banning all youth organizations and replacing them with the Hitler Youth.
Those who were in the Hitler Youth were not the radical fanatics of the nation but rather it was something that all youth were pressured to join. My homiletics professor in seminary was a former Hitler Youth. You can find his story here (Amazon affiliate link).
In this short presentation of their activities, we see not just young men having fun but a brilliant piece of propaganda that was used to promote the Germans as a superior race.
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