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promoted as far as possible. Hitler Youth Loaders visited<br />

abroad; and Germany was toured by Hitler Youth leaders<br />

fron <strong>the</strong>se foreign countries„<br />

Schlrach attempted to consolidate European youth<br />

<strong>in</strong> September 1942, Deputations of European youth from 14<br />

different European nations were <strong>in</strong>vited to Vienna» At<br />

this meetlne a »League of European Youth" (Europaischer<br />

Jur.endverband) was founded» The purpose of <strong>the</strong> League was<br />

declared to be <strong>the</strong> «unequivocal adherence to <strong>the</strong> reconstruc­<br />

tion of <strong>the</strong> New Europe,» 3 Schirach was an honorary President<br />

and Axmann an act<strong>in</strong>g President of this League. The League<br />

published its own monthly periodical Junges Europa (Young<br />

Europe), appear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> twelve different languages.<br />

10. Tvi^,HnT»w of HJ Guilty of War Crimes,<br />

<strong>in</strong>asmuch as <strong>the</strong> HJ was an organization with<br />

compulsory membership for <strong>the</strong> whole of German youth,<br />

responsibility for crimes committed cannot be attributed<br />

to all members. Yet those who were guilty of sett<strong>in</strong>g<br />

policy and adm<strong>in</strong>ister<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> HJ bear a heavy responsibility<br />

.4.X.-J *,., <strong>the</strong> orpaiization« The entire<br />

for war crimes committed t>j ^ Ui t>»<br />

** ~A «iiit-v for this reason, but certa<strong>in</strong><br />

RJP may be considered guilty iox<br />

__ „— .. ,_ v,ararraph derived from Ernst o. P.<br />

G^r?he°orcSnSatl^n o^ <strong>the</strong> Hitler Youth <strong>in</strong> Qemany.<br />

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$kc!af öerraan Broadcase to 3emmny. FCC: Dally<br />

7 September 1942<br />

3» British Handbook p0 üüü<br />

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