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"I begin with the young. We older ones are used up . . . But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world." --Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933 By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Adolf Hitler: Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party and president of Germany during World War 2. He instituted things such has eugenics classes in schools, the Nuremberg laws, the "mercy death" program, and concentration camps. He allied Germany with countries including Italy and Japan during World War 2. His accepted cause of death, although some debate exists, is suicide by gunshot and cyanide poisoning. It is believed he did so when the war was basically lost for Germany.
- Herbert Norkus: Herbert Norkus was a Hitler Youth in the early nineteen thirties, before Hitler's rise to power. He would regularly hand out leaflets informing the German people of the Nazi political ideas, along with many other Hitler Youth. During one of his rounds, he was attacked and killed by a group of communist boys. Norkus was given a full military funeral by the Nazi leaders. He was fifteen. After his death, Herbert Norkus was seen as a martyr. Many German children were motivated to join the Hitler Youth.
- Sophie Scholl: Add a description of this character.
- Karl Schnibbe
- Hans Scholl
- Helmuth
- Hitler Youth: Is an organization that taught and reenforced Nazi propaganda
- Alfons Heck
- Henry Metelmann
- Melita Maschmann
- Rudi
- Bert Lewyn
- Fritz
- Reich
- Christoph Probst
- Manfred
- Elisabeth
- Kurt Meyer
- Heinz
- Inge
- Himmler
Quotes edit
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“Too late, Alfons would learn the truth. But for now, he remained steadfast in his loyalty. He still belonged to Hitler, body and soul.”
First Sentence edit
"This is not a book about Adolf Hitler."
Table of Contents edit
The Young People in This Book
Foreword
Introduction
The Bloody Handprint; The Murder of Herbert Norks
Chapter 1
"For the Flag We Are Ready to Die"
Hitler's Rise to Power
Chapter 2
"The Brown Pest"
Organizing Hitler Youth
Chapter 3
"Where One Burns Books"
A Nazi Education
Chapter 4
"This Thing About the Jews"
Nazi Persecution of the Jews
Chapter 5
"Muscle-Tearing Hard Work"
Preparing for War
Chapter 6
"Body and Soul"
The German War Machine
Chapter 7
"Serving a Mass Murderer"
The Holocost Begins
Chapter 8
"Long Live Freedom"
Hitler Youth Resistance
Chapter 9
"Fanatical Fighters"
Hitler's Boy Soldiers, 1943-1945
Chapter 10
"I Could Not Help but Cry"
Conclusion
Epilogue
Time Line of the Hitler Youth
Author's Notes
About the Photographs
Quote Sources
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0439353793
Page Count: 176
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0439353793
Page Count: 176
Awards edit
- Sibert Award (Finalist, 2006: Informational Book, Honor)
- Newbery Honor Book (2006)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 943.0860835
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