UKRAINIAN SS YOUTH
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Because of constant air raids by the Allies on cities, factories and military objects, constant air defence systems had to be used. Because anti-air artilleries were demanding a lot of people, Sicherheitsamt (Defence council of Reich) realized that such functions could be successfully performed by youth ages 15-18 and thus free more troops for the front. Soon with the continuation of the war, youth from all over the europe was encouraged to join the international SS Youth Luftwaffehelfers.

By 1944, such action occured in Ukraine, the Central Ukrainian Commitee was intimidated to permit youth from Ukraine and General Governement to volunteer for SS Youth. Ukrainian volunteers belonged to the group South, while the Balts respectively to group North and Belorussians to group Centre. Additional group Reich was from Ukrainians from Strasshoff (Wienna) and Bransdorf in Silesia. The Commitee in charge of Ukrainian Youth was stationed in Bratislava. In the training schools, besides the regual material, religious education was give and local musical groups were estabished and magazine "Doroha" (The Path) was published.

The number of Ukrainian volunteers was one of the largest in Europe:

Ukrainians:   boys 8,800   girls 1,200

Latvians: ........ 5,000 ....... 2,000

Belorussian: ..... 3,000 ......... 200

Lithuanians: ..... 1,000 ......... 200

Estonians: ....... 1,000 ......... 100

Besides the Estern volunteers there was also a number of Arabic, Belgian, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Tartar, Slovak, Flemish and French Volunteers.

Ukrainian SS Youth was stationed in following locations:
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Alhorn - airfield		Koshytsi - volunteer station
Berlin - Flak towers		Lintz - anty-air artillery
Eger - Youth training school		Neimunster - airfield
Farge - airfield		Neisse - factory defences
Felten - factory defences		Oglav - factory defences
Flensburg - airfield		Olomunets - factory defences
Gedellsdorf - airfield		Piutnitz - Youth school
Gron - anty-air artillery		Schleiffe - factory defences
Guzum - airfield		Tropau - Youth school
Gyl'chyn - factory defences		Tsvishengnau - air batteries
Hamburg - Flak towers		Warelbucsh - airfield
Kaltenkirhen - airfield		Wessendorf - airfield
Koblentz - smoke cowers for the airfield		Wienna - Nikel's headqarters

PATCHES AND UNIFORMS
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Diamonds were used as hat badges.

Armband for SS Youth of Galicia

Armband for SS Youth of Ukraine

Sleeve patch used by all SS Youth

International Armbands for SS Youth Cufftitle worn by Ukrainian female Luftwaffe volunteers (SS Youth)

Galician and Ukrainian Luftwaffehelferin. Galician youth (Western Ukraine) would wear a diamond shaped sleve patch with the golden rampart lion on the blue field. Ukrainians (youth from Central Ukraine) would wear the same diamond with the Trident of St. Volodymyr.

RECRUITMENT POSTERS
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"Youth to which you belong is the future of Europe"

"We all cooperate. Hitler's Youth takes part in war."