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The Hitler Youth Movement Trivia Quiz

Prior to and during World war II, Hitler took great pains to mould the nation's youth and use them for his own twisted ends. This quiz is about the youth movement for boys and girls in Nazi Germany.

A multiple-choice quiz by kahls. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kahls

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,326

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was the Hitler Youth movement founded? Hint

1939

1932

1922

1935

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which prominent Nazi became the first 'Reichs Youth Leader'? Hint

Adolf Hitler

Baldur von Schirach

Josef Goebbels

Heinrich Himmler

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what year was membership of the Hitler Youth made compulsory for all German boys and girls over the age of 10? Hint

1936

1939

1922

1930

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the girls' division of the Hitler Youth called? Hint

Bund Deutscher M�del

Schutzstaffel

Deutsches Jungvolk

Wehrmacht

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the main purpose of the girls' division of the Hitler Youth? Hint

To turn the young girls into future soldiers

To provide additional academic education for girls

To train the girls as nurses for when the war started

To mould future mothers and housewives for the Reich

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the main purpose of the Hitler Youth (the boys' movement)? Hint

To keep the children busy so their parents could fight in the war

To train the boys to work in factories for the war effort

To create brilliant intellectuals to further German science

To prepare the boys for military service

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Question 7 of 10

7. During the war the Hitler Youth were initially involved in such activities as ...? Hint

the fire brigade, postal service, anti-aircraft defense

kamikaze attacks

trench digging, planting mines

patrolling concentration camps

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1943, due to extremely heavy losses the German army, which division was created consisting of Hitler Youth members (though with experienced officers and NCOs)? Hint

163. Infanteriedivision

Sturmabteilung Hitlerjugend

12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend

117. Jaegerdivision Jungvolk

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of Hitler's last acts as Fuehrer his collapsing German Reich was one of these. Which? Hint

To disband the Hitler Youth

To order the execution of all Hitler Youth leaders for neglect of duty

To order all members of the Hitler Youth to the front

To award several members of the Hitler Youth the Iron Cross

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is a famous former Hitler Youth member? Hint

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Christopher Plummer

Gerhard Schr�der

Pope Benedict XVI

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was the Hitler Youth movement founded?

Answer: 1922

The Hitler Youth - or Hitlerjugend in German - was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group. It was originally known as the 'Jungsturm Adolf Hitler'.

2. Which prominent Nazi became the first 'Reichs Youth Leader'?

Answer: Baldur von Schirach

Adolf Hilter was the Fuehrer which translates into English as the 'Leader'.
Joseph Goebbels was the Minister of Propaganda and Heinrich Himmler was the infamous supremo of the SS and overall head of the terror apparatus.

3. In what year was membership of the Hitler Youth made compulsory for all German boys and girls over the age of 10?

Answer: 1936

The movement was split into different divisions for different age groups and also for boys and girls. It incorporated elements from the boy scout and girl guide movements of the time (which were eventually outlawed) although the older boy's activities of the Hitler Youth were more akin to military training and ultimately deemed more important than even the children's schooling.

4. What was the girls' division of the Hitler Youth called?

Answer: Bund Deutscher M�del

'M�del' is a south German version of the more common word 'M�dchen' and reflects the Bavarian origins of Nazism.

Deutsches Jungvolk was the division for younger boys. The Schutzstaffel is better known as the SS, and the Wehrmacht was the name for the German armed forces from 1936-45.

5. What was the main purpose of the girls' division of the Hitler Youth?

Answer: To mould future mothers and housewives for the Reich

The slogan 'Every girl belongs to us' often appeared on posters for the BDM.

6. What was the main purpose of the Hitler Youth (the boys' movement)?

Answer: To prepare the boys for military service

"The weak must be chiselled away. I want young men and women who can suffer pain. A young German must be as swift as a greyhound, as tough as leather, and as hard as Krupp's steel." (Adolf Hitler)

7. During the war the Hitler Youth were initially involved in such activities as ...?

Answer: the fire brigade, postal service, anti-aircraft defense

Sometimes children as young as 10 were found manning anti-aircraft guns.

8. In 1943, due to extremely heavy losses the German army, which division was created consisting of Hitler Youth members (though with experienced officers and NCOs)?

Answer: 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend

This division was a fully equipped Waffen-SS panzer division manned by Hitler Youth boys and was sent into action in Normandy.

Disbelieving allies who encountered these kids where astonished at their ferocity and brutality - and their young age!

9. One of Hitler's last acts as Fuehrer his collapsing German Reich was one of these. Which?

Answer: To award several members of the Hitler Youth the Iron Cross

It was his last official duty on April 20th 1945 (which was also his birthday). The Iron Cross was awarded to a group of Hitler Youth for bravery in combat - some as young as 12.

10. Which of the following is a famous former Hitler Youth member?

Answer: Pope Benedict XVI

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not born till 1947. Gerhard Schroeder - born in 1944 - was chancellor of Germay from 1998 to 2005 and Christopher Plummer is a Canadian actor who played 'Field Marshal Erwin Rommel' in the 1967 film 'Night of the Generals'.

In fairness, it needs to be remembered that membership was compulsory at the time.

Source: Author kahls

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