Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ['gœbl̩s], often called Dr. Goebbels; 29 October 1897 in Mönchengladbach – 1 May 1945 in Berlin) was a German politician and the minister of propaganda during the Nazi regime. He studied literature and philosophy at the Heidelberg university.[source?]
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Joseph Goebbels | |
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Chancellor of Germany | |
In office 30 April 1945 – 1 May 1945 | |
President | Karl Dönitz |
Preceded by | Adolf Hitler |
Succeeded by | None (Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk became Leading Minister) |
Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda | |
In office 13 March 1933 – 30 April 1945 | |
Preceded by | Post created |
Succeeded by | Werner Naumann |
Personal details | |
Born | (1897-10-29)October 29, 1897 Rheydt, Prussia, Germany |
Died | 1 May 1945(1945-05-01) (aged 47) Berlin, Germany |
Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
Spouse(s) | Magda Goebbels |
Alma mater | University of Bonn University of Würzburg University of Freiburg University of Heidelberg |
Occupation | Politician, Journalist |
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He was a close friend of Adolf Hitler. Goebbels stayed with Hitler in the Führerbunker until Hitler's suicide on 30 April 1945. After Hitler's death, Goebbels was chancellor of Germany for one day,[1] before he and his wife Magda Goebbels killed themselves.[2] Just before she died, Magda killed their six children with poison.[3]