Joseph Goebbels
Time period in service: 1933-1945
Nazi Politician & Reich Minister of Propaganda
He came into the Nazi Party in 1923. He was Hitler’s trusted friend and colleague. He was Hitler’s most devoted follower. Hitler named him to the key post of minister for public enlightenment and propaganda. He presented Hitler to the public in the most favorable light. He regulated the content of German media and fomented anti-Semitism. He forced Jewish artists, musicians, actors, directors, newspaper and magazine editors into unemployment, and staged a public burning of books that were considered “un-German”. He spearheaded the production of Nazi propaganda films and other projects. He stirred up hatred for the Jews. Goebbels' status began to decline once the Nazi regime was firmly established in power. The day after Hitler committed suicide, him and his wife poisoned their six children and then killed themselves on May 1, 1945. He poisoned his children in their sleep. Goebbels chose the same as Himmler and Göring and swallowed cyanide phials.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." ~Joseph Goebbels
Time period in service: 1933-1945
Nazi Politician & Reich Minister of Propaganda
He came into the Nazi Party in 1923. He was Hitler’s trusted friend and colleague. He was Hitler’s most devoted follower. Hitler named him to the key post of minister for public enlightenment and propaganda. He presented Hitler to the public in the most favorable light. He regulated the content of German media and fomented anti-Semitism. He forced Jewish artists, musicians, actors, directors, newspaper and magazine editors into unemployment, and staged a public burning of books that were considered “un-German”. He spearheaded the production of Nazi propaganda films and other projects. He stirred up hatred for the Jews. Goebbels' status began to decline once the Nazi regime was firmly established in power. The day after Hitler committed suicide, him and his wife poisoned their six children and then killed themselves on May 1, 1945. He poisoned his children in their sleep. Goebbels chose the same as Himmler and Göring and swallowed cyanide phials.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." ~Joseph Goebbels