How Did Adolf Goebbels Become A Minister Of Propaganda

Served as a minister of propaganda for the German Third Reich under Adolf Hitler—a position from which he spread the Nazi message. Born on October 29, 1887 in Rheydt, Germany and graduated from Heidelberg in 1922 with a doctorate in German philosophy, after which he pursued a career in writing. In the fall of 1924, Goebbels became district administrator of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or the Nazi Party and two years later, Adolf Hitler made him district leader in Berlin. In 1927, Goebbels founded “The Attack", a weekly national Socialist newspaper, and the following year, Hitler appointed him to the post of national director of propaganda for the Nazis. In 1932, at Hitler's command, Goebbels organized a boycott of Jewish businesses.
During World War II, Goebbels's skill with propaganda was on full display: He turned battlefield losses into victories and raised morale with each speaking engagement. With Germany's back to the wall in 1943, and the Allies demanding complete surrender. By 1944, Germany had adopted Goebbels's war plan, and in July of that year, Goebbels was appointed general plenipotentiary for total war. However, by late April 1945, Germany had lost the war and Hitler was dictating his last will and testament to Goebbels, which appointed Goebbels chancellor of the Reich. May 1, 1945 instead of taking command, Goebbels had his six children poisoned, and he and his wife, Magda, committed suicide in Hitler's "bunker" in