3 - Impact of War on Society Flashcards
What was the youth like in early war??
39” - Compulsary
40” - 19 years old can serve
42” 600,000 boys and 1.4 mil girls
42” - 120 camps
1941 - 18
1943 - 17
Youth in late war??
Jan 43” - 16 + 17 year olds working as luftwaffe auxillaries.
HJ division of Waffen SS sen to D-Day.
Sept 44” - Volksstrum 16-60
Dug anti tank ditches and weapons
Boys as young as 12 by the end of the war
45” 16 year old - properly conscripted
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2 similarities + differances between start and end of the war for the youth??
- Investments to cannon fodder
- age lower as years go on
+ Similar activites
+ Gender roles
Early workers??
3rd September - 1939 - Decree on the conversion of the whole german economy.
Wage reductions, ban on bonuses for overtime or night shifts - absenteeism
Oct 39 - restored to pre-war levels but no wage increases
Workers at Late??
Aug 44” - no holidays - 60 hours, no overtime
Absenteeism - disciplinary
Reserved status removed sent to eastern front
Extra food rations to good employees
Fines for absence
DAF factory cells workers in groups led by loyal Nazi
Hours and pressure - increase workplace accident
Paid for produce
2 for effectiveness for workers and 2 for not effectiveness??
+ Control over workers - DAF cells
+ Punish absenteeism
- Quality decreased and high accidents
- 3rd September - Economy Law revoked.
Early Women??
Speant time queing for supplies when there was a food shortages
Childcare - many forced to enter workface.
Many forced into work
Stats for women??
May 1939 - 6.4 married who are employed
37.4% industrial labour
Armaments V ideology
Summer 40” - 200,000 in industries.
Generous benefits for constripted soldiers family.
39-41” declined overall but increased in agriculture
Goering issued a decree - reciving family allowence but not produced children should be working
Women in total war??
Jan 43” - 17-45 had to register for work.
Not for older, pregnant mother or 2 or more children, farmers wives.
June 34” depite total war only half a million.
Nov 43” - Hitler was asked to raise upper age limit for female workers to 50 but refused until 44”
45” - 60% of workforce
Women in military??
Hitler very resistant
43” servicing aa guns - 50,000
44” operate searchlights - 30,000
Summer 44” - auxillary
Jan 45” - 470,000 auxilaires - secretaries and radio and telecoms
Combat training at end of the war
