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Louie Hildebrand (Emily) Louie Hildebrand and is an 11 year old boy who lives in Germany. He has just been recruited into the Hitler Youth program. Today was his first day of his second week in the program and he is exhausted. His day to day schedule for Hitler Youth consists of marching, bayonet drill, grenade throwing, trench digging, map reading, gas defense, use of dugouts, how to get under barbed wire and pistol shooting. He only goes to Hitler Youth in the evenings which means school is still a requirement. But the teachers are upset that Louie and his classmates are so tired in school that they are dozing off and doing bad in their classes. Hitler wanted all of the children that are in Hitler Youth to become strong, powerful, and prepared for whatever lies ahead. He basically wants all of the boys and girls including Louie to grow up over the time period of the program. Louie is having a tough time balancing his school work and the grueling program. But he still continues knowing that he believes in his leader and that he will follow Hitler no matter what, he is determined to be devoted. Also the outbreak of the war of 1939 caused him to do war work. He was physically drained and couldn't keep up in class. But again, the only thong that kept Louie going was his dedication to Hitler. Louie hears Hitler talk in his speeches that everything is going to be fixed and all losses will be restored. This makes him feel as if everything will go back to normal and be okay. Even though Louie works with many other children he has never heard a bad word about his cherished leader. he is hoping he can continue on into the next group for when he turns 13 which is Hitler Jugend. He will continue on in that program until he turns 18 years old. he is also hoping things will get better and his life as a German child will be normal once again.

Angelo Lucca (Rosario) Angelo Lucca is an 8 year old Italian boy. He is a member of Mussolini's Sons of the Wolf. He and the other boys in the group were ex-soldiers; these boys start at a young age and it is their job to bring into lines those who opposed Mussolini. Although they attended school during the day, they were still taught at their units that fighting is a natural extension of the normal male lifestyle at night. Mussolini once said, "I am preparing the youth to fight for life, but also for the nation." Angelo took part in semi-military sessions and others worked with marching and imitation guns. After their daily routines and chores at home, the boys would take part in such games that would entertain them for about an hour before going into training. These boys didn't have much freedom. "My schedule is always so busy, I never get the time to do what I want to do." Angelo had made this statement at our interview with him. He is not very happy with his life at Mussolini, but he has no other choice. Angelo and his friends are only 8 years old and they already lost their childhood of playing and just having fun. Since they were taught that fighting was a natural way of life, they don't realize how this has ruined their life. they know this whole thing as to be good and normal. However, Angelo wasn't all satisfied with his life, he enjoyed little bits of it.

Dear Pen Pal, Hello, my name is Louie Hildebrand. I am a German and recently joined Hitler Youth. I’m writing to you because I want to know what life is like in Mussolini’s group. I would also like to know you as a person because I’m doing a project for history class about Italy. And I know that you’re doing a project on Germany so we could be good pen pals. Tell me more about yourself…what’s your daily schedule? What’s your name? How old are you? What do you look like? What do you like to do on your spare time…any hobbies? How’s school? Do you have a job? How’s Mussolini’s Sons of the Wolf? What are your feelings on Mussolini? What are your feelings about the work you do? Personally, I have a busy schedule. I have school in the morning and Hitler Youth meetings in the afternoon. Meetings call for physical labor and school tires me out mentally. Even though I’m only 11, I sometimes feel like I’m older and more mature. In school I can’t really stay awake after the strenuous workouts that fill up my afternoons. I have blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and have a lot of determination. I don’t really have a lot of spare time, but I do like to play the violin. I don’t have a job because I’m only 11, as I mentioned before. Even though I don’t really stay awake in school I do enjoy it because I love to learn new things. Lars Hildebrand is my brother and I really don’t know what’s happening to him because they recruited him for W.W.I recently. Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, tell me more about them. Well, I have to go because I have school in the morning. Write back as soon as you can and ask any questions you feel are needed. Hopefully you can tell me more. Sincerely, Louie Hildebrand

Dear Louie, Hi, my name is Angelo Lucca and I am 8 years old. Yes, I know I'm so much younger then you are. I'm a member of Mussolini's Sons of the Wolf and you're right, I'm also doing the same project, but it's on Germany and Hitler. I would love it if you could help me out on my project as well. And we could learn more about each other in the process of doing so. I'll start off by saying things about me first. My daily schedule consists of never being at home. I'm only at my house to shower, eat meals, and sleep. In the morning, after I eat a light breakfast I walk to school. I have afternoon classes with Mussolini's training sessions. I learn about how fighting is a normal lifestyle for boys like me. What do I look like? I have green eyes with dark short hair. I'm about 4 feet and 6 inches tall. I'm not pale, but I'm also not tan. My mommy dresses me up everyday for school and I wear uniforms for our sessions in the afternoon. I barely have any spare time, but if and when I do I would be doing yard work and getting paid for it, like chores. I think it's safe to say that I don't have any jobs because I'm only 8 years old. School is very tiring especially that i don't get home until 9 at night, which leaves me no time to do homework. Mussolini's Sons of the Wolf is going alright. Mussolini is a really great guy. My teachers talk about him during class, and he has done nothing, but great things.I think he's awesome! So I would like to know more things about you since we are doing this project together. I would also love to meet your brother, Lars. I have to go now, though. Hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Angelo Lucca :)

Dear, Angelo

Hi, again! Sorry it's taken me so long to write back to you. I've been busy between school and Hitler Youth. I still can't manage to get my grades up and stay awake in classes. But I will succeed in this project and I'm glad you are willing to help me. I will try my best to guide you through my life to help with your project also. So let me tell you more about my beliefs of Germany, Hitler, and life right now. I believe strongly that Hitler and the Nazi party are the coolest people ever and are helping Germany beyond what you can imagine. I have extreme pride in Germany and I couldn't be more proud of what a great country I am part of. According to my beloved leader the youth (that's me) will lead our country to greatness. I am psyched that I can get a break from my long hours of schoolwork that need to be done and my long hours of workouts that are still to come. This is a nice relaxing time before I get to go back to my long days, stressing tests, and grueling exercises and labor.Even though I love my time with Hitler Youth it is very exhausting, I must admit. Even though I barely have time for anything I can still maintain my terrific friends that are in Hitler Youth with me. In Hitler Youth there are about 4 million children that it consists of. I am lucky to have made many friends who believe and agree with the same things as me. They all love Hitler and Germany, as do I. And of course you can meet my brother. I will have to tell him to write to you. Well I have to jet, don't forget to write back!! Sincerely, Louie Hildebrand

Dear Louie, Hello! It's so nice to hear from you again. I do apologize for my late reply, I got caught up with schoolwork and the Sons of the Wolf. I do need this project to be successful as much as you do, so we should help each other succeed. So let me also tell you more about Italy and Mussolini. Italy is such a great country and I'm proud to be Italian. I'm more proud to be part of Mussolini's Sons of the Wolf. Mussolini is a great guy who has done so many things for our country. He rocks! Life has not been easy for all of us here. As children, we don't have any free time for playing. I'm only 8 years old and I already get stressed out. I don't think that's normal for my age and plus Mussolini's Sons of the Wolf has taken my afternoon and night hours from my family. School has taken the morning, and because of them I barely get to see my parents. It's a relief that I'm taking a rest and relaxing right now. I've been so busy lately I wasn't sure I would be able to write back. Since I have such a busy life, the only friends i make are the ones in the same group as me. I love learning techniques with other people. especially if it includes killing. After I graduate, I will become a full man who knows how to handle guns to kill enemies. I'm still waiting for your brother's letter, I'm not getting any of them. I have to go now, but I will be looking forward to another response from you. Sincerely, Angelo Lucca

Dear Angelo, Hi again! It's great to talk to you again and thank you for the great amount of information you left me with in your last letter. It's nice to talk to someone who can relate to me so much. I also enjoy the fact that even though we have very busy schedules we still manage to write letters back and forth. But I did realize we have a significant amount of things in common. We both have school in the morning and a group activity we are dedicated to in the afternoons. We also love and worship our leaders, and we have extreme nationalism. We are both young and rarely see our family because of our chaotic agenda