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The NSV also organised the relocation of younger children aged 3 to 10 to host families and the transport arrangements for children of all ages to stay with relatives in safer areas. The relocation of children aged between 10 and 14 was the responsibility of the Hitler Youth. The Reichsdienststelle KLV (Reich KLV Office) provided overall ...
The 12th SS Panzer Division of the Hitlerjugend was established later in World War II as Germany suffered more casualties, and more young people "volunteered", initially as reserves, but soon joined front line troops. These children saw extensive action and were among the fiercest and most effective German defenders in the Battle of Berlin. [11]
German childhood in World War II describes how the Second World War, as well as experiences related to it, [1] directly or indirectly impacted the life of children born in that era. In Germany, these children became known as Kriegskinder ( war children ), a term that came into use due to a large number of scientific and popular science ...
Boys' roll call at the main children's concentration camp in Łódź, of which KZ Dzierżązna, for Polish girls as young as eight, was a sub-camp.. Heuaktion (German: "hay harvest", or "hay operation") [1] was a World War II operation in which 40,000 to 50,000 Polish and Ukrainian children aged 10 to 14 were kidnapped by German occupation forces and transported to Nazi Germany as slave labourers.
Pages in category "German child soldiers in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[10] [14] [7] Blösche in the photograph. The only identification that is certain is that of Rottenführer Josef Blösche, the SS man aiming the MP 28 submachine gun at the boy. [1] [10] [14] Blösche was born in the Sudetenland in 1912 and served in the Einsatzgruppen, [10] and he was a policeman employed at the Warsaw Ghetto during the uprising.
German field marshal Walter Model in October 1944 expresses his appreciation to a Hitler Youth leader for the entrenchment work carried out by the young men. Photo: Bundesarchiv. When boys reached age 18, they were required to enlist in the armed forces or into the Reich Labour Service [1] and "were put through three weeks of rigorous training ...
A Norwegian army canteen with plastic cup Wooden canteen from Oberflacht, Germany (7th century) A canteen is a reusable drinking water bottle designed to be used by hikers, campers, soldiers, bush firefighters, and workers in the field. It is usually fitted with a shoulder strap or means for fastening it to a belt, and may be covered with a ...