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The Sportpalast speech (German: Sportpalastrede) or Total War speech was a speech delivered by German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels at the Berlin Sportpalast to a large, carefully selected audience on 18 February 1943, as the tide of World War II was turning against Nazi Germany and its Axis allies.
Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels helped write the speech, [2] which was delivered on the sixth anniversary of Hitler's seizure of power in 1933. [3] The speech lasted two [4] or two-and-a-half hours. It dealt with both the foreign and domestic policies of the Nazi government. [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945) "Goebbels" redirects here. For other uses, see Goebbels (disambiguation). Reichsleiter Joseph Goebbels Goebbels in 1933 Chancellor of Germany In office 30 April – 1 May 1945 President Karl Dönitz Preceded by Adolf Hitler Succeeded ...
In April 1930, Hitler appointed Goebbels head of party propaganda. Goebbels, a former journalist and Nazi Party officer in Berlin, soon proved his skills. Among his first successes was the organisation of riotous demonstrations that succeeded in having the American anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front banned in Germany. [8]
On 16 November 1941, Goebbels wrote an article titled "The Jews are Guilty" in Das Reich, [90] [97] aiming to justify the ongoing deportation of the Jews. [98] It was one of the most vehemently antisemitic writings that Goebbels published. [99] [j] Kershaw suggests that Goebbels probably discussed the article with Hitler before publication. [90]
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Goebbels' Total War speech, early 1943.The banner says "Total war - shortest war." Even after the Nazi Party gained power in 1933 and outlawed the other German political parties, the Sportpalast continued to be a popular venue for party rallies and important speeches by party leaders, including Adolf Hitler and Goebbels.