Originally directed by the Gauleiter of Vienna, Baldur von Schirach, it had a counterpart called the Bund Deutscher M?el for females, while all males were required to join this group at age thirteen after graduating from the Deutsches Jungvolk.
The official anthem of this organization proclaimed that its banner was more meaningful than death, and members carried daggers marked "blood and honor." In its waning days, it was lead by Arthur Axmann and its members were assigned to Kurt Meyer's panzer division and the anti-aircraft batteries of Berlin. Originally directed by the Gauleiter of Vienna, Baldur von Schirach, it had a counterpart called the Bund Deutscher M?el for females, while all males were required to join this group at age thirteen after graduating from the Deutsches Jungvolk. FTP, Prince Claus of the Netherlands and Pope Benedict XIV are noted alumni of this compulsory organization for teenagers under the Nazis.
The official anthem of this organization proclaimed that its banner was more meaningful than death, and members carried daggers marked "blood and honor.
the Hitler Youth [or Hitlerjugend]