Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels, Son of Friedrich and Marian was born 29 October 1897 year in the small town of Rheydt. He had four siblings: Two brothers and two sisters. In his early childhood he was detected a serious bone marrow disease, as a result of which the physical impairment of the future Minister of Propaganda appeared. A major surgery did not help, which he passed at the age of seven – Goebbels' body did not grow to normal and his left half was smaller than the right for the rest of his life. However, Thanks to this, he avoided consumption to the army during the First World War (only from June to October 1917 year he served in the local staff “Patriotic assistance units”).
Young Joseph was passionate about literature. After graduating from the Catholic Parish and Junior High School in his hometown, he received a scholarship for studying at a university. He studied as many as eight universities. He made a scientific degree of doctor of literature and philosophy. He wanted to become a famous writer, However, his creative attempts (autobiographical story and two dramas) They failed. Devastated, he began to believe in a conspiracy of Jews and was enthusiastic.
W 1924 year (or in 1922, As he later claimed) Goebbels joined the NSDAP. However, He was more socialist in national-socialist matters, than a national; he was sticking to the leftist faction of Georg Strasser, departing from the Nazi ideology. After some time, he began to go in extremes, He even went to state, that “It is better to complete our days in Bolshevism, than under the yoke of capital”. Ended with an open opposition against Hitler: “I demand, that the petty -bourgeois Adolf Hitler would be expelled from the party!”. This resistance ended with a disciplinary call of Goebbels on Munich “rug”. There he had a long conversation with Hitler, which became a turning point in the life of the future minister. He capitulated, enchanted by the party leader. “Hitler spoke for three hours… So clearly, so brilliantly… I love him…”, He remembered this conversation. Since then, Goebbels was a fanatical Nazi who fulfills every will of his leader. He broke up in public with Strasser and became a close associate of Hitler. Already in 1926 year he took the office of the head of the Berlin District of the NSDAP and two years later he received the function of the head of the party propaganda.
W 1931 year he married the divorcee Magda Quandt and took care of his stepson Harald (The only child of Magda working later in Luftwaffe, which survived the war). Goebbels in his private life was a real leaven and Bawidamk. He loved organizing libations, he often had romances (w 1938 After a loud incident with the actress Lida Baarova, his wife left him; However, she returned to her husband with the persuasion of Hitler).
Hitler his success from the year 1933 He just owed to Goebbels. As a reward for his effort, he was offered to the office of the Minister of Propaganda and Information in the new government, in which position Joseph Goebbels shows his huge talent every now and then. He completely controlled all media, He intelligently chose information to the ears of the German nation. He manipulated society in a brilliant way, instilling in him “the right ideology” and doing, that even in moments of the worst failures they believed in victory (famous speech from 18 February 1943 year, which, given after a Stalingrad defeat, She again awakened the hearts of his compatriots). Artificial rallies were realizing him, half -truth, Directed rebellions, provocations, or lies. He was a great speaker, able to convince every man. His quotes are known “A lie repeated a thousand times becomes true”, Whether “The greater the lie, the easier people will believe them”.
Hitler, Seeing the effectiveness of Goebbels's actions, he decided in 1943 of the year to appoint him as a Reich Plenipotentiary DS. total mobilization.
Goebbels did a lot for the Third Reich and Hitler. As a reward, Fuehrer in his will announced 30 IV 1945 He appointed him the Chancellor of Germany after his death. Soon Goebbels, however, held this office. A day later he decided to follow in the footsteps of his leader. Together with his wife, he sleeping Morphine and killed his children's six with potassium cyanide, then he gave the order to shoot himself and his wife.
The official date of Goebbels' death is therefore the day 1V 1945 year. However, Apparently before his death he conducted secret negotiations with the Soviets to determine the details of the secret leaving Berlin with his family. Could another unpredictable secret of the last days of the Third Reich?