Nazi Elite-School Pupils as Youth Ambassadors: Between Fascist Italy and the Third Reich

Roche, Helen

Abstract

Focused on transnational exchanges, this article examines a series of trips to Fascist Italy that were undertaken by pupils of Nazi elite schools in their role as youth ambassadors of the Third Reich. As a form of cultural diplomacy that continued during the Second World War, these trips were part of Fascist and Nazi efforts to foster a new cultural order. However, although intended to strengthen ties between the two regimes, the trips also laid bare national differences.

Citation

Roche, H. (2024). Nazi Elite-School Pupils as Youth Ambassadors: Between Fascist Italy and the Third Reich. European History Quarterly, 54(2), 258-275. https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914241236618

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 9, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Apr 9, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 9, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 30, 2024
• Journal: European History Quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0265-6914
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7110
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 258-275
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914241236618
• Keywords: NPEA, GIL, Nazism, Napola, Fascism, youth, schools, cultural diplomacy, exchange
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2383837