For the Nazis, the development of Germany's youth was an integral part of their policies and indeed of their ideology1. It was essential for the regime to win the loyalty of the next generation if the Third Reich was to survive1. Through the establishment of the Hitler Youth movement, the control of Germany's education and powerful propaganda, they effectively moulded the minds and bodies of Germany's youth. However not all succumbed to the regime and elements of resistance were found.1

In 1922, the Youth League of the National Socialist Worker's Party was formed2. This organization was designed for fourteen to eighteen year olds who wanted to be part of the Nazi movement but were still too young to join2. In 1926 this group was renamed the Hitler Youth, and in 1929 had only thirteen thousand members2. However after the Nazis came to power in 1933 the Hitler Youth movement grew rapidly3. A...