He was considered the closest and most faithful companion of Adolf Hitler. One of the most senior leaders of the Nazi party, Paul Joseph Goebbels was responsible for the most important section of the ideological front - he was the main propagandist of Germany, the mouthpiece of the ideas of the possessed Fuhrer.
From Goebbels biography
Paul Joseph Goebbels was born in 1897 in Reidt. The father of the future Nazi was an ordinary accountant. Pious by nature, Goebbels father very much hoped that his son would choose the career of a clergyman. But the young man dreamed of becoming a journalist or writer. After graduating from high school, he began to study the humanities. From 1917 to 1921, Goebbels studied at the universities of Bonn, Cologne and Munich, leaning on history, philosophy and literature.
In 1921, Goebbels defended his thesis and received a degree. He tried to write, but his works were repeatedly rejected by publishers.
Because of congenital limp Goebbels did not go to war during the First World War. This hit his pride: Goebbels considered military service an honor. He perceived his physical inferiority painfully.
For the sake of Goebbels, his future wife Magda divorced a Jewish businessman. The family of the main propagandist of the Reich had six children. All of them became favorites of Adolf Hitler. However, Goebbels's faithful husband was difficult to name. About his many connections with actresses whispered at every step.
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In 1922, Hitler's future propagandist joined the Nazi Party. He idolized Hitler and more than once in his diaries he confessed his love for his idol.
In 1926, Hitler appointed Goebbels the head of the NSDAP branch in one of the key regions of Germany. It was at this post that his oratory abilities were revealed. At numerous Nazi demonstrations, Goebbels poured mud on the Communists and Jews, attracting the attention of an audience consisting mainly of petty bourgeois.
Admired by Goebbels' propaganda skills and successes, the Führer appoints him the leader of all imperial propaganda.
Goebbels skillfully used the methods of psychological influence on people in his work at this post. For him, there were no moral principles and moral norms. Goebbels led books to be burned at German universities.
