h or Hitler Jugend (HJ) became so immense and powerful, one must understand a little bit about the history of youth organizations in Germany. The Catholic Church and organizations formed by the youth have been established long before Hitler was even born. Most of the German children had always been a part of some organization, similar to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts in America. During the 1890s, Wandervögel was formed by a group of men who based the group on a "back-to-nature theme" ("History"). They believed that there should be a culture of youth led by the youth that held values that were greater than what their parents believed in. Ever since the formation of this group, political, religious, para-military, and sports groups sprang up all across Germany. Despite being centered on different themes, the youth groups were all led by youth.
             This unique situation of children belonging to various groups encouraged Hitler to create his own organization. At first, the Hitler Youth was not very successful and was banned several times by the Weimar Republic. In May 1922, Hitler called the first meeting of the Hitler Youth, which then consisted of seventeen youths. In 1923, Hitler was imprisoned and his organizations banned. It seemed to be the end of the Hitler Youth; however, the terror and massiveness had only begun. The Hitler Youth by the end of the Second World War had grown to 7.3 million children. In a matter of twenty years, the Hitler Youth had lured the majority of the German children into its organization. "The Law Concerning the Hitler Youth" was decreed in December 1936. Although this law recruited the rest of the German children into the HJ by threatening the parents with imprisonment, the membership of the organization still involved more that half of the eligible German youth ("History").
             One should also comprehend some of the reasons why Hitler desper...