Although there was no compulsory membership until 1939 there was certaiinly pressure placed on parents to get their children involved in the HJ as we know and I came across this 1935 letter from an Ortsgruppenleiter to an SA man which spells out the reality in clear terms:
It is noted that you haven't sent your child into the NS Youth Organisation despite the fact that you are a member of both the party and the SA. This is an incomprehensible position. If one is a member of the party or one of its organisations then it should be a matter of course that ones children should be active within the youth section.
If you have a particular reason for the non-participation of your child I would ask you to let me know. If there is no reason I expect your child to become a member of one of the party youth organisations - Hitlerjugend, Jungvolk, Bund deutscher Mädel or the Jungmädel very soon.
Ortsgruppenleiter
It is noted that you haven't sent your child into the NS Youth Organisation despite the fact that you are a member of both the party and the SA. This is an incomprehensible position. If one is a member of the party or one of its organisations then it should be a matter of course that ones children should be active within the youth section.
If you have a particular reason for the non-participation of your child I would ask you to let me know. If there is no reason I expect your child to become a member of one of the party youth organisations - Hitlerjugend, Jungvolk, Bund deutscher Mädel or the Jungmädel very soon.
Ortsgruppenleiter
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