The Analysis of the Artaman League and its Worldview under the Context of the War Youth Generation, 1923-1929

This research primarily concerns the Artaman League (Bund Artam), the organization established in 1923 with Voliksh (Völkische) Ideology. Founded by the union of several Bauernhochschule (Farmer's College) and Eagle and Falcon (Adler und Falken), the league sought to expel Polish workers entering Germany by recruiting volunteer laborers for Volunteer Labor Service (Freiwilligearbeitdienst) to work in the estates under the Artaman sponsor. At the same time, it sought to instill the league's Volkish ideology into the minds of youths through the lectures in Bauernhochschule. The research argues that the programs in the league reflected the programs and institutions that drew support from the youths, particularly the war youth generation, in World War 1. Such programs include Wandervogel, the youth movement established in the late 19th century that eventually became the hub for military training and the youths supportive of the German cause; Jungmannen program, the youth conscription for working at farms, and Freikorps, the paramilitary group where its military ethics and tradition influenced the league. Then, the paper explores the worldview of the Artaman League, especially with the religious context within the league and the perception of the world heavily based on racial hierarchy.