Hitler's Campaign Speech

In Hitler’s 1932 campaign speech he points out the disappointments of all the other competing political parties and their meaningless promises. He further states that the problems in the country are somewhat caused by too many parties having their own interests, which was dragging Germany into different directions instead of having merged objectives for the people. Joseph Goebbels was head of propaganda for Hitler. Goebbels created Der Angriff, the Berlin newspaper in 1927. Goebbels official title was Reich Minister of Propaganda. The Nazis controlled the news media, arts, and information in Germany. All the information given to Germans was very biased. The use of propaganda in this newspaper by the Nazis supported their success as a political
The source was written by Goebbels and commemorates Hitler as a leader. The article is dated 7 March 1932. It is a highly authoritative primary source that was seen by most Germans. Goebbels outlines the case for Adolf Hitler as to why he should be elected. In the article Hitler is presented as the great German, the Führer, the Prophet, the Fighter and as the Reich President. The source presents Hitler as a powerful leader who would have unified the German people. Goebbels job was to present Hitler in the most favorable light to the public. The central message of the article was to show people that Hitler was the one who could save Germany from all its troubles. The message is very consistent with what Hitler talked about in his 1932 campaign speech. In the speech he says, “For we are not fighting for seats in parliament or cabinet appointments; we are fighting on behalf of our fellow Germans whom we want to - whom we shall -reunite in an inseparable community with a common destiny.” He reiterates that the National Socialist German Workers’ Party will unify Germany and gives the people a political reality. A lot of the appeals made by Hitler were centered on German