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ten had to sv/ear to <strong>the</strong> Fuhrer on his acceptance <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong><br />

Jungvolk, and which he repeated twice aftor, <strong>the</strong> second<br />

time Vitien he v/as accepted <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> Party or one of <strong>the</strong><br />

Party formations, ran as follows:<br />

"In <strong>the</strong> presence of this bloodflag which represents<br />

our Führer, I swear to devote all my energies, all ray<br />

strength to <strong>the</strong> savior of our country, Adolf Hitler« 1<br />

an, will<strong>in</strong>g and ready to give up ray life* for him, so help<br />

nie God* One People, one Reich, one Führer." (Emphasis<br />

supplied)<br />

Besides general military tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g from an early<br />

age (march<strong>in</strong>g, drill<strong>in</strong>g, map-read<strong>in</strong>g, field exercises,<br />

shoot<strong>in</strong>g), special formations of German youth were already<br />

receiv<strong>in</strong>g special military tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g (Sonderausbildung)<strong>in</strong><br />

1<br />

peacetime. These units, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Fly<strong>in</strong>g Units, Naval<br />

Units, notorized Units, Signal Units, and Mounta<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Units, will be described helow. Apart from this specialized<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, general military tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g was given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

regular units of <strong>the</strong> HJ. After <strong>the</strong> outbreak of <strong>the</strong> war,<br />

from <strong>the</strong> age of sixteen this tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g was <strong>in</strong>tensified<br />

and every member of <strong>the</strong> highest age class (seventeen)<br />

had to undergo a f<strong>in</strong>al urse <strong>in</strong> a pro-military camp<br />

Q7_ehrertuchtipunr,3lager), which is described below,<br />

T.—See British' Handbook on Youth, (1853 - IIBG. - Pto II),<br />

p. 797»<br />

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