Reichs Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
| Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda | |
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 Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 13, 1933 |
| Dissolved | May 1, 1945 |
| Headquarters |
Ordenspalais 8/9 Wilhelmplatz, Berlin-Mitte 52°30′45″N 13°23′1″E / 52.51250°N 13.38361°E |
| Employees | 2000 (1939) |
| Annual budget | 187 million ℛℳ (1941) |
| Agency executive | Joseph Goebbels, Werner Naumann (1945), Reich Minister |
| Child agencies |
Reichskulturkammer Reichsfilmkammer |
The Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (German: Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda, RMVP or Propagandaministerium) was a Nazi government agency to enforce Nazism ideology.[1]
Founded on 14 March 1933, a few months after the Machtergreifung by Adolf Hitler's government, it was headed by Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels.[1] It was responsible for controlling the German news media, literature, visual arts, filmmaking, theatre, music, and broadcasting. As the central office of Nazi propaganda, it comprehensively supervised and regulated the culture and mass media of Nazi Germany.[2]
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manvell & Fraenkel 2010, p. 121.
- ↑ Manvell & Fraenkel 2010, pp. 140–141.
Sources
- Manvell, Roger; Fraenkel, Heinrich (2010) [1960]. Doctor Goebbels : his Life and Death. New York: Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-61608-029-7.
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