A Child of Hitler

            
             "I listened to Adolf Hitler, and obeyed", were the words of Alfons Heck as a child. He grew up in Germany as a young boy and turned into one of Hitler's creations. When he turned 10 years old, Alfons was picked to attend the Nuremberg Reichsparteitag, an annual mass of the Nazi regime. During this time, Alfons was a member of the Jungvolk, a junior branch of the Hitler Youth. At the Reichsparteitag, he listened with thousands of others to hear Adolf Hitler speak to the nation. Adolf said, "You, my youth, "are our nation's most precious guarantee for a great future, and you are destined to be the leaders of a glorious new order under the supremacy of National Socialism!" (Pg. 22) This statement was just one of the gimmicks used by Hitler to "brain-wash" the young children of Germany. After this statement, Alfons is convinced of Hitler's beliefs and states: "For minutes on end, we shouted at the top of our lungs, with tears streaming down our faces: "Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil!" (Pg. 23) This moment in time is when Alfons decides to belong to Adolf Hitler with all his body and soul. The children of the Hitler Youth had no idea what Hitler had in store for them, but undoubtedly were under an incredible spell.
             In the book, A Child Of Hitler by Alfons Heck is based on Alfons recollection of his childhood with Adolf Hitler. He is just one of the young children of many thousands that were recruited into the Hitler Youth into a world of hate. The children of the youth were innocent children that were warped into thinking Jews were the enemy. They were taught to live and die for their country. Hitler made sure that all the Catholic children of Germany believed that the Jews killed Jesus Christ and many of them were filled with hatred. The children were given very tough military orders each day and strictly followed Hitler's way of life. Hitler was like a "god-like" figure to the children of the Youth and they thought he was their hero.