Talk:Hitler Youth generation

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The term Flakhelfer generation is significantly more common than Hitler Youth generation, at least in German[1][2] and refers to the same age cohort more or less. That name also has the benefit of being less pejorative (t · c) buidhe 11:19, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's interesting. I have had a look and think "Hitler Youth generation" does have more currency in English but we should certainly mention it. It seems the popularity of the German term comes from the success of Heinz Bude's Deutsche Karrieren. Lebenskonstruktionen sozialer Aufsteiger aus der Flakhelfer-Generation (1987). There's a good discussion of the different classifications here. —Brigade Piron (talk) 11:33, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I question whether there is enough in this article to justify a separate article from the main one on the Hitler Youth. PatGallacher (talk) 21:44, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Title aside, it's nothing to do with the Hitler Youth. It's about a particular generation of Germans. I'd take a look at some of the cited books on the subject! —Brigade Piron (talk) 16:48, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]