Quote Originally Posted by Endless
As were all the children his age at that time. You weren't asked by the nazis whether you wanted to join the youth group or not. You were forced to.
Moreover, when he was drafted into the Nazi army at 18, he almost immediately deserted, and was fortunate enough to be caught by Nazis that also opposed the war, so he was allowed to go home to his family. His family was anti-Nazi, from what I understand.