- Promote Nazi ideology among young people and mold them to become devoted and faithful followers of the Nazi Party.
- Provide military and physical training to prepare young males for future military service.
- Teach children and adolescents Nazi values and principles, including loyalty to the Führer and the Nazi regime, racial purity, anti-Semitism, obedience, and strict discipline.
- Create a sense of camaraderie, comradeship, and collective belonging within the youth organization.
- Train and educate children in sports, outdoor activities, and paramilitary exercises to foster a sense of physical prowess, toughness, and martial spirit.
- Serve as a recruiting ground for future members of the Nazi Party, the SS (Schutzstaffel), and other Nazi organizations.
- Encourage young people to serve as informants and report any potential signs of dissent or disloyalty within their communities.
- Organize various youth events, rallies, ceremonies, and cultural programs to instill a sense of national pride, devotion to the Nazi regime, and readiness to fight for the nation and the Führer.
The HJ was structured hierarchically, with youth leaders or "Hitlerjugendführer" at various levels, and it encompassed various sub-organizations, such as the Jungvolk (Young Folk) for children aged 10 to 14 and the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls) for girls aged 14 to 18.
The Hitler Youth Organization played a crucial role in indoctrinating young people into Nazi ideology, cultivating devotion to Hitler, and preparing them to become willing participants in the Nazi regime's objectives and policies.