WWII



January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was chosen to be the Chancellor of Germany. This made Hitler the second most powerful man in Germany. Along with being Chancellor, he was the leader of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers' Party), which became popularly known as the Nazi Party.

Many of the German population saw Hitler as a hero, someone to bring them out of the depression and poverty. He promised to go against the Treaty of Versailles, he promised to bring Germany back to its former glory.

Many of the adults that followed Hitler were part of the Nazi Party, but where were the kids to turn? Many children strongly admired Hitler, many children wished to follow him. For the children there was the HitlerJugend (Hitler Youth).