The military training of students in Germany in the early XX century

Copyright © 2016 by Sochi State University.The relevance of the research problem is the recognition of the military-patriotic education of the younger generation a priority for the public authorities in an uncertain international situation. The purpose of the article is a study of the German paramilitary youth associations and organizations of the early XX centuries, their role and place in the military-patriotic education of students. Leading approaches is a systematic, historical and cultural, allowed to identify the essential characteristics, laws and principles of military training school in Germany the period under review, its main types, justify the theoretical conclusion of the feasibility of this work. Military-patriotic education of schoolchildren were targeted, systematic, multi-faceted and well-coordinated work of the German government and associations in Germany. Two main types of military-patriotic education allocated. The first kind was realized in the youth organization «Young Germany» and was based on activities such as military exercises, physical exercises, excursions. The second is the youth organization «Union of German pathfinders», characterized by a peaceful rhetoric. The main task is the confrontation radical anti-government sentiments among students and was more calm, peaceful character. The article useful to teachers, organizers of educational work with young students to explore the historical experiences of involving students in a positive civic activities