My father was a member in the Hitlerjugend

vienna · 01-05-15, 07:21 PM

In the past, I have known a few people whose parents were in the Jugend and the story is always the same: you joined or faced scrutiny by the Reich. There should be no stigma against those who were forced, almost quite literally at gunpoint, to join. They were just kids and were at the mercy of the whims of the Reich and their families. One girl I knew had a mother who was enrolled in the Jugend. Towards the end of the war, she was stood up in front of an air raid shelter, handed a rifle and ordered to shoot any soldiers who might try to run into the shelter. She didn't have to shoot; a bomb exploded near where she was standing and blew shrapnel into her leg...

The sins of the fathers, indeed...

<O>

Dan D · 01-05-15, 07:38 PM

€´Markus

I was joking. Even the former Pope was a member of the Hitler Youth at his age.

I guess, I would have been in the Hitler Youth, too, if I was born back then.

My grand-father on my Dad's side did not even have the voting age when Hitler was voted into power. It was 21 back then. Nevetherless he died at the age of 30 on the Eastern front in 1944. That gives an idea how long the Nazis ruled in Germany. He did not even have a choice.

My other grand-father joined the NSDAP in 1937 according to the records. He was a professional soldier like all his ancestors before, who had a proud tradition of being soldiers ás they had already served in the Prussian Army. I am not even sure, if my grand-father ever gained knowledge that he had become a member of the NSDAP because the Nazis just subscribed a whole list of people to them. For example, when they dissolved the Union's they made all unionists Nazi unionists. That is called "Gleichschaltung". Of course, with a bit of stomach you could have protested against that." I don't like you, give me a no nazi Unionist Membership". That would have made a difference, jk.
By asking the archives, I found out that there is a medical record from 1942 that my other grand-father was unfit for duty because he had a hockey-caused knee-injury (at Auschwitz jk). He was a hockey player. And as he was wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant zur See when he got married ,that tells me that he was with the Kriegsmarine and did the infantry training for the navy conscripts, because at peace times he was a Lieutenant in the Heer for the infantry. You have to survive those times, you know.

01-05-15, 08:27 PM

A while ago I found out that one of my grandfathers was a tank commander in the Waffen SS. Quite the shock to be honest.
It was like history would have got a grasp on me. After all, I never felt directly "connected" to WW2, yet this changes this.
I am a descendent of an absolutely convinced Nazi.

Feels weird, so I can see where you're coming from mapuc.
Although HJ wasn't anything special of course.
They just did lots of sports and learned that people who are different are sub-humans... nothing weird...

Aktungbby · 01-05-15, 08:48 PM

Nah! My federal office manager, a very nice Teutonic lady, was a youth for Hitler. We referred to her lovingly as 'the resident Nazi' and business went on as usual. She was notably efficient at her job...

My schoolboy bus driver had been at Stalingrad.

@ Dan D: we knew you were joking! I myself was a Youth for Nixon...please no Tricky Dick comments.

Dan D · 01-05-15, 09:07 PM

It was the working title that struck me: "My father was a member in the HitlerJugend". We should make it a sticky. Confess your youth follies.
You got pregnant at the age of 16? Crusty socks? KKK youth Membership? Wrong Jeans? Wrong sex?

01-05-15, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan D

It was the working title that struck me: "My father was a member in the HitlerJugend". We should make it a sticky. Confess your youth follies.
You got pregnant at the age of 16? Crusty socks? KKK youth Membership? Wrong Jeans? Wrong sex?

What exactly... is the problem here?

Dan D · 01-05-15, 09:12 PM

Vot iss?

Cybermat47 · 01-06-15, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan D

You got pregnant at the age of 16?

I was pregnant at 16, myself.

The thing is, I'm a 15 year old Male virgin, so I'm not sure how it happened.

jacobston · 01-06-15, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I was pregnant at 16, myself.

The thing is, I'm a 15 year old Male virgin, so I'm not sure how it happened.

Time travel can be a fickle mistress...

em2nought · 01-05-15, 09:07 PM

Uh oh, somebody forgot about the lack of a humor chromosome in Germans.

Dan D · 01-05-15, 08:45 PM

It is a miracle, after 1945 all the Nazis, have you ever met one?, seemingly have vanished from earth.

Oberon · 01-06-15, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan D

It is a miracle, after 1945 all the Nazis, have you ever met one?, seemingly have vanished from earth.

They went to the moon:

01-05-15, 07:21 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,712 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	In the past, I have known a few people whose parents were in the Jugend and the story is always the same: you joined or faced scrutiny by the Reich. There should be no stigma against those who were forced, almost quite literally at gunpoint, to join. They were just kids and were at the mercy of the whims of the Reich and their families. One girl I knew had a mother who was enrolled in the Jugend. Towards the end of the war, she was stood up in front of an air raid shelter, handed a rifle and ordered to shoot any soldiers who might try to run into the shelter. She didn't have to shoot; a bomb exploded near where she was standing and blew shrapnel into her leg... The sins of the fathers, indeed... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

01-05-15, 07:38 PM	#2
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	€´Markus I was joking. Even the former Pope was a member of the Hitler Youth at his age. I guess, I would have been in the Hitler Youth, too, if I was born back then. My grand-father on my Dad's side did not even have the voting age when Hitler was voted into power. It was 21 back then. Nevetherless he died at the age of 30 on the Eastern front in 1944. That gives an idea how long the Nazis ruled in Germany. He did not even have a choice. My other grand-father joined the NSDAP in 1937 according to the records. He was a professional soldier like all his ancestors before, who had a proud tradition of being soldiers ás they had already served in the Prussian Army. I am not even sure, if my grand-father ever gained knowledge that he had become a member of the NSDAP because the Nazis just subscribed a whole list of people to them. For example, when they dissolved the Union's they made all unionists Nazi unionists. That is called "Gleichschaltung". Of course, with a bit of stomach you could have protested against that." I don't like you, give me a no nazi Unionist Membership". That would have made a difference, jk. By asking the archives, I found out that there is a medical record from 1942 that my other grand-father was unfit for duty because he had a hockey-caused knee-injury (at Auschwitz jk). He was a hockey player. And as he was wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant zur See when he got married ,that tells me that he was with the Kriegsmarine and did the infantry training for the navy conscripts, because at peace times he was a Lieutenant in the Heer for the infantry. You have to survive those times, you know. __________________

01-05-15, 08:48 PM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,016 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Nah! My federal office manager, a very nice Teutonic lady, was a youth for Hitler. We referred to her lovingly as 'the resident Nazi' and business went on as usual. She was notably efficient at her job... My schoolboy bus driver had been at Stalingrad. @ Dan D: we knew you were joking! I myself was a Youth for Nixon...please no Tricky Dick comments. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-05-15, 09:07 PM	#5
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It was the working title that struck me: "My father was a member in the HitlerJugend". We should make it a sticky. Confess your youth follies. You got pregnant at the age of 16? Crusty socks? KKK youth Membership? Wrong Jeans? Wrong sex? __________________

01-05-15, 09:12 PM	#7
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Vot iss? __________________

01-05-15, 08:27 PM	#3
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	A while ago I found out that one of my grandfathers was a tank commander in the Waffen SS. Quite the shock to be honest. It was like history would have got a grasp on me. After all, I never felt directly "connected" to WW2, yet this changes this. I am a descendent of an absolutely convinced Nazi. Feels weird, so I can see where you're coming from mapuc. Although HJ wasn't anything special of course. They just did lots of sports and learned that people who are different are sub-humans... nothing weird...

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Uh oh, somebody forgot about the lack of a humor chromosome in Germans. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

01-05-15, 08:45 PM	#11
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It is a miracle, after 1945 all the Nazis, have you ever met one?, seemingly have vanished from earth. __________________