Reichsjugendführer: regulations re youth service of Jewish Mischlinge

The document is evidence of the problem that the Nazis had with treating Germans of mixed Jewish parentage, in particular what to do with <i>Mischlinge 1 Grades</i> (with 2 Jewish grandparents) who had already been serving in the <i>Jugenddienst</i>. Whilst the latter group were now regarded as having an unacceptable level of Jewish blood, many had already served the Third Reich and many more were due to once they reached the right age. The solution was apparently to create an intermediate stage in which <i>Mischlinge 1 Grades</i> were to be put on permanent standby (<i>Bereitstellung</i>) but would never actually be called up for service. The official response to potential complainants was to be a statement to the effect that the demands of war had created a shortfall amongst <i>Jugenddienst</i> leaders, and they were therefore unable to take on more people. Open