The Boy Who Dared Blog #5

Right now, in the book The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, the main character, Helmuth, just joined the Hitler Youth. According to the official website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, "founded in 1926, the original purpose of the Hitler Youth was to train boys to enter the SA (Storm Troopers), a Nazi Party paramilitary formation. After 1933, however, youth 
leaders sought to integrate boys into the Nazi national community and to prepare them for service as soldiers in the armed forces or, later, in the SS." Although Helmuth is not a big fan of Hitler, he does enjoy the Hitler Youth. Helmuth's mother's boyfriend, Hugo, a Nazi, is very fond of Helmuth joining the Hitler Youth. He believes  that Helmuth will grow up to do very well by serving his duties for his country.