Joseph Goebbels Biography

Directs propaganda during the Reichstag election, presenting the Nazi campaign as a defence against Marxism and national collapse.

Is appointed Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, centralising Nazi control over political messaging, press, radio and culture.

Promotes the Enabling Act as a national rescue measure while Nazi propaganda attacks Marxists and parliamentary opposition.

Addresses the Berlin book burning, where works by Jewish, liberal, socialist and anti-Nazi writers are publicly destroyed.

Establishes the Reich Chamber of Culture to control writers, artists, musicians, theatre, press, radio and film.

Directs propaganda for the referendum endorsing withdrawal from the League of Nations and the one-party Reichstag election.