Das Reich (newspaper)
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Das Reich was a weekly newspaper founded by Joseph Goebbels
, the propaganda minister of the Third Reich, in May 1940. It was published by Deutscher Verlag.
, Rolf Rienhardt and Max Amann
.
Goebbels was not involved in the publication, aside from contributing a weekly editorial. Most but not all of his articles after 1940 appeared in it.
When Allied forces landed in Italy, and Mussolini was briefly deposed, Goebbels failed to make his weekly article.
Among other topics, it covered the uncertain casualty lists from Stalingrad, distinguished between German and Allied invasions to suggest the latter would be unsuccessful, discussed the bombing raids and the V-1 deplored American culture, portrays American morale as poor (though not suggesting they would give up because of it),, and finally declared Berlin would fight the end.
Goebbels's editorials covered a wide range. His first bragged of the accomplishments of Nazi Germany, which was then conquering France. He spoke with continuing confidence as France fell, of the opportunities the "plutocracies" had missed for peace. Later he issued vitrolic anti-Semitic articles, argued against listening to enemy propaganda. encouraged them for total war
declared England bound to lose the war, attacked the still neutral United States, discussed the significance of its entry into the war, talked about prospects for a new year, presented German radio as a good companion (when, in fact, he hoped to lure them from enemy propaganda broadcasts), professed to be delighted that Churchill was in command in Britain, discussed cuts in food rations and severe treatment for black market dealings, urged that complaints not get in the way of the war effort, accused Douglas MacArthur of cowardice (ineffectually, as the Germans knew he had been ordered to leave), talked of the Allied bombing, describes the sinking of Allied ships by German U-Boats, explained Soviet resistance as product of a stubborn but bestial soul, decried the United States as having no culture, urged that Germans not allow their sense of justice be exploited by their enemies, urged commitment to war, and claimed that the Allies were as weary as the Axis.
His final article called for last ditch resistance.
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism...
, the propaganda minister of the Third Reich, in May 1940. It was published by Deutscher Verlag.
History
‘’Das Reich’’ was mainly the creation of Rudolf SparingRudolf Sparing
Rudolf Sparing was a German journalist. He was one of the founders of the newspaper Das Reich, serving as its editor between February 1943 and April 1945. Captured by the Red Army, he died in 1955 in a camp in Potma....
, Rolf Rienhardt and Max Amann
Max Amann
Max Aman was a German Nazi official with the honorary rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, politician and journalist.-Biography:Amann was born in Munich on November 24, 1891...
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Goebbels was not involved in the publication, aside from contributing a weekly editorial. Most but not all of his articles after 1940 appeared in it.
When Allied forces landed in Italy, and Mussolini was briefly deposed, Goebbels failed to make his weekly article.
Contents
The paper contained news reports, essays on various subjects, book reviews, and an editorial written by Goebbels. Some of the content was written by foreign authors. With the exception of Goebbels’ editorial, Das Reich did not share the tone of other Nazi publications.Among other topics, it covered the uncertain casualty lists from Stalingrad, distinguished between German and Allied invasions to suggest the latter would be unsuccessful, discussed the bombing raids and the V-1 deplored American culture, portrays American morale as poor (though not suggesting they would give up because of it),, and finally declared Berlin would fight the end.
Goebbels's editorials covered a wide range. His first bragged of the accomplishments of Nazi Germany, which was then conquering France. He spoke with continuing confidence as France fell, of the opportunities the "plutocracies" had missed for peace. Later he issued vitrolic anti-Semitic articles, argued against listening to enemy propaganda. encouraged them for total war
Total war
Total war is a war in which a belligerent engages in the complete mobilization of fully available resources and population.In the mid-19th century, "total war" was identified by scholars as a separate class of warfare...
declared England bound to lose the war, attacked the still neutral United States, discussed the significance of its entry into the war, talked about prospects for a new year, presented German radio as a good companion (when, in fact, he hoped to lure them from enemy propaganda broadcasts), professed to be delighted that Churchill was in command in Britain, discussed cuts in food rations and severe treatment for black market dealings, urged that complaints not get in the way of the war effort, accused Douglas MacArthur of cowardice (ineffectually, as the Germans knew he had been ordered to leave), talked of the Allied bombing, describes the sinking of Allied ships by German U-Boats, explained Soviet resistance as product of a stubborn but bestial soul, decried the United States as having no culture, urged that Germans not allow their sense of justice be exploited by their enemies, urged commitment to war, and claimed that the Allies were as weary as the Axis.
His final article called for last ditch resistance.