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Joseph Goebbels was born in Rheydt, Germany to Catholic Parents.
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In late 1924(Exact date not specified) Goebbels would join the NSDAP, better known as the Nazi Party, with the intentions of pleasing his parents.
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Goebbels would be appointed Nazi Propaganda Director by Adolf Hitler. Thsi was before the Nazi party took control of Germany's government.
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Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany in January of 1933, and in March of that year, Goebbels is appointed Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
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Under the command of Hitler, Goebbels was to spark a revolution in which Jewish businesses were boycotted, and non-German books were to be destroyed.
Picture Caption: Goebbels at a rally speaking against Jewish businesses. April 1933. -
The total war speech gave in Berlin, was to motivate the people of Germany for war, and to create an image for Hitler as a strong leader.
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Goebbels and his wife Magda would murder their 6 children by poisoning and would then commit suicide themselves in Berlin, Germany after the Soviet Army began invading Germany and their defeat was inevitable.