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Hitler Youth - Season 1

Series: Hitler Youth
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Episodes
5
Rating
NRC
Year
2000
Language
English
Publisher
Ammo Content

About

Never has a generation been so completely taken over by a totalitarian state as was the case in Hitler's Third Reich. At the age of 10 children joined the Jungvolk movement, at 14 they joined the Hitler Youth, and at 18 they joined the party, the Wehrmacht, the SA or the SS. This 5-part documentary is the first comprehensive film portrayal of the young people in the Third Reich.

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Episodes

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1. Education

52m

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The future elite of the "thousand year Reich" were brought up to hate Jews, instilled with the delusion of the "master race," and drilled to be obedient until death. The Nazi regime had access to the everyday lives of young girls and boys, their development, and their futures. The indoctrination also took place in the National Political Institutes of Education, the Third Reich's elite schools.

2. Dedication

53m

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Obedience, fulfillment of duty, discipline and sacrifice for the female half of the Hitler Youth was aimed at the "training of the future mother" - to produce more loyal young people for the party. Despite the obligations, many young women also saw the Hitler Youth as an opportunity to escape from the confinement of the parental home and an opportunity for emancipation.

3. Seduction

52m

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At the beginning it appeared harmless: the Hitler Youth offered young people an attractive range of leisure activities. Community spirit, a spirit of adventure and self-confidence were just some of the incentives used to attract young people. The massive exertion of influence was only possible because they succeeded in engendering enthusiasm amongst the youngest people.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Guido Knoppdirector
Guido Knoppwriter
Christian Bruckneractor
Peter Heuschactor
Harald Grundmannactor