Introduction

Unconsciously prepared for the incoming war, a generation of German boys dedicated their life to their supreme leader and are willing to follow him to the very end.

Season Synopsis

Berlin, 1945. The Third Reich is in its final days.

Among its last combatants are teens not yet 15 years old. Given their young age, their inexperience and the overwhelming Soviet numbers, they have no hope of winning. But just a few years earlier, they had pledged their life to Hitler. They are going to stick to their promise and fight to the end…

How did Hitler, between 1933 and 1945, manage to build an exclusive relationship with this generation, supplanting parents, family, school and church with the Nazi Party?

Through colour archives and eyewitness accounts by former Hitler Youth, we find out how a totalitarian regime managed to turn children into soldiers.

Part 1 Synopsis

In 1930s Germany, the Nazi Party created the Hitler Youth to indoctrinate children and adolescents with Nazi ideology and prepare them to become an army.

• Part 2: Child Army’s Last Stand.

Production & Filming Details

• Directed by David Korn-Brzoza.
• Production company: ZED for France Télévisions
• Running time: 44 minutes.
• Country: United States.
• Language: English and French.

Video Link

• You can find a video of Part 1 on the ZDE website and National Geographic.
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