Early life

She was born in 1902 to a German nationalist family. She never completed gymnasium

Gymnasium (school)

A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

, and joined the German nationalist youth movement by the 1920s, becoming a BNM leader. She would find employment in the postal service.

NSDAP and BNM

In 1928 she joined the NSDAP, and was assigned the task of establishing a BNM in a Brandenburg district in 1930 as an arm of the Hitler Youth

Hitler Youth

The Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung...

, becoming its leader in 1931. By 1932, her group was the second largest in the country.

When the Hitler Youth was suspended for excessive violence in 1932, the BNM was as well. This did not deter Mohr and her staff, as they carried on the activities of the organization.

After internal feuding, it was restored and in 1933 she was given leave from her employment with the postal service to be able to devote herself to the greater establishment of the BNM. She was appointed the first Reichsreferentin in June 1934. Her main initiative was to nourish a new way of living for the German youth, stating

Resignation and legacy

In 1937 after marrying an Obersturmführer

Obersturmführer

Obersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi party that was used by the SS and also as a rank of the SA. Translated as “Senior Assault Leader”, the rank of Obersturmführer was first created in 1932 as the result of an expansion of the Sturmabteilung and the need for an additional rank in...

, she became pregnant and resigned her duties. At the time of her resignation, the organization had grown to 2.7 million members. She was succeeded by Jutta Rüdiger

Jutta Rüdiger

Dr Jutta Rüdiger , German psychologist, was head of the Nazi Party's female youth organisation, the League of German Girls from 1937 to 1945.-Early career:...

. In an interview in 1980, she stated she was devoted to a single idea her whole life, and was not ashamed of it.

Later life

After her resignation, she took a position with Hermann Göring Works

Hermann Göring

Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"...

 administering social welfare services to employees. Her application for a coveted low-ranking party position was not accepted, resulting in her increasing efforts to obtain such. In 1945 she was captured and imprisoned by the British

United Kingdom

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