Joseph Goebbels: The Nazi Party

Throughout World War II, the Nazi government, run by Adolf Hitler, ruled Germany with their extremist views. Because Germany was in the middle of a Great Depression, they had no one else to believe in but Hitler. He took advantage of Germany’s hopeless population by putting blame on the Jews for all of Germany’s problems. The Nazi Party and the Gestapo controlled Germany’s population, and sent Jews and other races that were deemed undesirable to the concentration camps. Hitler’s views inspired many leaders to join the Nazi Party, such as: Klaus Barbie, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goring, Rudolf Hess, and Friedrich Katzmann. These leaders either took part in rounding up the prisoners, taking a part in the police force, or taking a part in the
Joseph Paul Goebbels was born on October 29, 1897 in Rheydt, Germany. (“Joseph Goebbels." Britannica) He contracted polio as a young child, (Joseph), and as a result, he grew up with a clubfoot, that left him feeling inadequate from everyone else. Later on, he enrolled in the University of Bonn in 1917 to study literature. He volunteered to fight in World War I for Germany’s army, but was turned away due to his disability, height, and weight, but he was later called to the war to do paperwork. Goebbels joined the Hitler-lead Nazi Party in 1925, and became the district administrator of the party in 1926. He became one of the twelve Nazi deputies in 1928. Joseph was later promoted to the head of party propaganda, public information, and Nazi elections in 1930. (“Joseph Goebbels."
One example of this is when Joseph told the German people that Hitler died fighting with the Nazi army, rather than telling the truth that Hitler committed suicide. At the end of the war, Goebbels was given the role of Reich chancellor that had been left to him by Hitler, but he decided not to fulfill the role. Joseph wanted to commit suicide soon after Hitler did, but could not bring himself to do it. Instead, he and his wife, Magda, later sedated their six children, then killed them. Soon after doing this, Goebbels and Magda killed themselves on May 1, 1945 in Berlin, Germany. (“Joseph Goebbels."