Paul Joseph Goebbels, a 'terror' after Hitler?

In this WWII context it is better to know about Paul Joseph Goebbels. He was a politician and Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. He was Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers. Goebbels was known for his zealous, energetic oratory, and poisonous anti-Semitism; he was responsible for Kristallnacht. Goebbels earned a Ph.D. in Heidelberg University in 1921, writing his doctoral thesis on 18th century romantic drama. Goebbels came into contact with the Nazi Party in 1923 during the French occupation of the Ruhr and became a member in 1924. He was appointed Gauleiter (regional party leader) of Berlin. In this position, he put his propaganda skills to full use, combating the local socialist and communist parties with the help of Nazi papers and the paramilitary SA. He rose up to one of the most prominent members party ranks By 1928. When Nazis got the power in 1933, he was chosen propaganda minister. He gained full control of every outlet of information in Germany. After his appointment, his attacks on German Jews, were horrible and ever fiercer. The Book of World War II explains them well.WWII atrocities were so cruel.

Goebbels did everything in his power to prepare the German people for a large scale military conflict. During World War II, he increased his power and influence through shifting alliances with other Nazi leaders. By late 1943, the tide of the war was turning against the Axis powers, but this only spurred Goebbels to intensify the propaganda by urging the Germans to accept the idea of WWII and mobilization. Goebbels remained with Hitler in Berlin to the very end. He and his family had a cruel end of lives. It is said that Goebbels allowed his wife, Magda, to kill their six young children. And then, Goebbels and his wife both committed suicide. The pathetic end of a dictator!

He kept a diary for much of his life. He wrote the entries himself from 1923 to 1941. Then he dictated lengthy passages to aides from 1941 to 1945. He sometimes telephoned them in the middle of the night when he wanted to add some text. The dictations usually opened with a description of the military situation, followed by his personal comments. The dictated diary is not as personal as the earlier one he wrote himself. Much of the diaries were thought to have been lost during World War II. However in 1992, they were discovered to be held in Soviet-era archives - as Goebbels himself had ordered his diaries to be duplicated while in the Fuhrerbunker, and buried in a nearby grove of trees - believing that one day history would laud him, and would want to know about his life. Did it ever happen?

In 1943, he wrote in his book Das Reich regarding WWI: “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as its greatest criminals.” History proved that the Nazis certainly were not great statesmen. After a fast start in a complacent world tired of war, they proved to be bureaucratic bunglers. Today the Nazi represents nothing but the most despicable; indeed, the vilest of human froth. This WWII story is explained through a kid’s view on WWII by Mr. Ralph and Cathy Brink.