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He was the bright, cultured face of the Nazi future.
As Reich Youth Leader, Baldur von Schirach shaped millions of German boys and girls into loyal servants of Hitler’s vision — teaching them obedience, sacrifice, and racial purity.
Under his leadership, the Hitler Youth became the regime’s most powerful instrument of indoctrination, preparing a generation to fight and die for the Third Reich.
Later, as Gauleiter of Vienna, he turned ideology into action — overseeing the deportation of tens of thousands of Jews and boasting that it was a “contribution to European culture.”
Behind the confident speeches and parades lay a man blinded by faith in his Führer and a belief that history itself was on his side.
When the war ended, that faith was shattered.
And in the courtroom of Nuremberg, Baldur von Schirach was finally forced to confront what his words — and his youth movement — had done.

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You can watch the full documentary about Baldur von Schirach on World History TV, in the film 'The Nazi Who Led Hitler’s Youth: Baldur von Schirach’ 👉LINK in BIO 👈

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00:00At the 1936 Nuremberg rally, where there were some 100,000 participants of youth organizations
00:06present, 900 girls between 15 and 18 years of age returned home pregnant. Both organizations,
00:13the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls, were led by Baldor von Schirach and became the
00:18primary tools that the Nazis used to indoctrinate young people with Nazi ideology, thus shaping the
00:23beliefs, thinking and actions of the German youth. Boys and girls were taught to be both racially
00:29conscious and physically fit in order to build a new future for Germany and were often present
00:34at Nazi party rallies and marches.
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