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Joseph Goebbels

  • Born - Oct. 29, 1897
  • Attended a series of German Universities
  • Studied literature, philosophy, among authors
  • Phd in German philology from Heidelberg U
  • Wanted to become a journalist, novelist, playwright

Early Life

Joined the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi Party

Timeline

Wanted to become a journalist, novelist, playwright

Met Hitler during his time in the Nazi Party

  • Liked a Jweish girl in school
  • Some of his favorite teachers were Jewsih
  • Exempted from service in the German army during WW1

Fun Facts

  • friend and collegue of Hitler
  • minister for public enlightenment and propaganda
  • Force Jewish unemployment
  • burning of books
  • Nazi propaganda films and other projects

Backround

Time with the Nazi

  • Hitler was impressed with Goebbels abilities to communicate through writing

  • Goebbels was fond of Hitler’s ability to speak in front of large crowds
  • broke away from Gregor Strasser
  • 1926 - became a party district leader in Berlin
  • A year later he wrote commentary in the Der Angriff (The attack)
  • 1928 - elected to the Reichstag, the German Parliament
  • Hitler named him the Nazi Party propaganda director
  • Began formulating the strategy that fashioned the myth of Hitler as a brilliant a decisive leader
  • Arranged massive political gatherings
  • Oversaw the placing of movie cameras and microphones at pivotal locations
  • helped to convince German people that their country would regain its strength by believing and trusting in Hitler

Him + Hitler

Goebbels Job

1933

  • Hitler became German chancellor
  • Goebbels was appointed the country’s minister for public enlightenment and propaganda
  • His mission was to censor all opposition to Hitler and present the chancellor and the Nazi Patry in the most positive way while gaining hatred from Jewish people

  • Stayed loyal to Hitler for all of WW2 (1939 - 1945)
  • After the suicide of Hitler, Goebbels and his wife poisoned their six kids and killed themselves

The End

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