Hitler Youth Documents



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There were a range of documents associated with a child's membership in the Hitler Youth. Every Hitler Youth member was issued a membership book. This was entitled a Mitgliebs=Musmeis. The first page of the membership book had the diamond shaped logo of the Hitler Youth and the membership number. The books included identity photographs and basic information such as the youth's birthdate and when he or she joined the HJ organization. There was also a page for recording the payment of dues. Here a small stmp was pasted in that indicated that the dues had been paid. The text of the membership card was written in the old-style German script. We also notice documents confirming satisfactory service which were needed to enter secondary schools and university. We notice a NAZI Government form called an Einberufung. This is not a Hitler Youth document per se. It is, however, a document issued to older Hitler Youth boys to report for pre-military service.

Membership Book

The most important HJ document was the child's membership book. Hitler Youth members were issued membership books. The first page of the membership book had the diamond shaped logo of the Hitler Youth and the membership number. The books included identity photographs and basic information such as the youth's birthdate and when he or she joined the HJ organization. There was also a page for recording the payment of dues. Here a small stmp was pasted in that indicated that the dues had been paid. The text of the membership card was written in the old-style German script.

Service Certificate

We also notice documents confirming satisfactory service which were needed to enter secondary schools and university.

Einberufung

We notice a Hitler Youth notice called an Einberufung--a call to arms. It is a document issued to Hitler Youth boys to report for pre-military service. We are not sure what pre-military service involved. At the beginning of the War it seemns to have been evening classes. Eventually pre0military training became more intense and camps were opened all over the Reich for training HJ boys. We suspect uin many cases this involved converying ecisting HJ summer camps.








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