ABSTRACT

Hitler Youth The first efforts of the Nazi Party to establish a youth group date from March 1922 when a “Youth League of the National Socialist Workers Party” was founded. Led by Kurt Grubers, it en­ countered little success before 1926 when the or­ ganization was renamed “Hitler Youth, League of German Working Youth.” Prior to the Nazis com­ ing to power in January 1933, the leadership of the Hitler Youth was preoccupied with gaining an in­

dependent position within the Nazi Party. Many considered it part of the SA, including Baldur von Schirach (qq.v.) who was appointed Reich youth leader in 1931.