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In 1925 the Hitler Youth had over 5000 members

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In 1923, the organization had a over one thousand members.

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July 4, 1926 at a Nazi party rally, Grubers greater German Youth Movement was renamed as the Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth).
It's official name being; Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth.

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Gruber made new guidelines which included that all Hitler members age 18 had to be Nazi Party members; appointments to high ranking positions required party approval and Hitler Youths must obey all commands by any Nazi Party leader.

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Gruber who impressed Hitler with his determination and organizational talent was officially proclaimed as it's first leader.

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Lenk maintained strong on exactly how the League should be managed and soon had a fall out with the party and leader Adolf Hitler.

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May 1922, Lenk held a beer hall meeting in Munich to proclaim the foundation of League. The Nazi Youth League established small units in Nuremberg and other cities.

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The group attracted very few members at first, competing against other groups as well

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They would greet each other by saying "Heil"

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When the group originally began it was Munich-based only

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The group was the German equivalent of the Boy Scouts of America and the World Organization of the Scout Movement

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In the early 1920's Hitler authorized the formation of a Youth League of the National Socialists Workers' Party based on the principles of an earlier youth group known as the Wandervogel.