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'''Joseph Goebbels''' was [[German]] [[propaganda]] [[minister]] during the [[Third Reich]]. Goebbels was an ardent admirer of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and took office when the [[Nazis]] seized power in 1933. Goebbels joined the party in the 1920's during the time of the [[French]] occupation of the [[Ruhr]].

Paul Josef Goebbels (1897-1945), member of the German National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) and propaganda minister during the era of the Third Reich. Goebbels was an ardent admirer of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and took office when the [[Nazis]] seized power in 1933. Goebbels joined the party in the 1920's during the time of the [[French]] occupation of the [[Ruhr]].

A proponent of the concept of total war, Goebbels used his position as propaganda minister to exhort the German people to greater effort and efficiencies. During the latter stages of the war he was able to use the intrigues of the Nazi party to bring himself closer to Hitler.

A proponent of the concept of total war, Goebbels used his position as propaganda minister to exhort the German people to greater effort and efficiencies. During the latter stages of the war he was able to use the intrigues of the Nazi party to bring himself closer to Hitler.