The magician of advertising
The character smarter and perhaps most controversial of the inner circle of Adolf Hitler was a lame little man with a deformed foot, the owner of a remarkable eloquence, whose name was Paul Josef Goebbels, the inventor of what is usually understood in a pejorative sense, As modern advertising.
Born 29 October 1897 in Rheyt, Rhineland, a population that lived in the textile industry. Came into the world within a Catholic family. His father, Fritz, was foreman of a local factory.
Thanks to scholarships diocesan Society of Albert the Great, Josef Paul could get a good college education. Unlike most of the higher hierarchies of the National Socialist Party, beginning with Hitler himself, who were self-taught, Goebbels studied at eight universities: Bonn, Freiburg, Würzburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin, graduating in Heidelberg in 1921. His studies were Philosophy, Literature, History, Arts and Classical Languages.
His vocation was literature and journalism, but was unsuccessful.
Do not ever leave the tendency to fantasize about life. Although attractive physico scarce, it was considered a great womanizer and spoke up about 30 lovers. In his diaries, which are conserved, women occupy much space; Casanova speaks of them as a romantic and enthusiastic.
In September 1932 he married a divorcee, Magda Quant, who had a son from his previous marriage. With Goebbels was six. They lived together until his tragic end.
Hitler impressed
A young recent graduate, unemployed, that Germany in the crisis of the Weimar Republic did not have many opportunities to make way. The only open door policy was Goebbels.The secretáio of GregorStrasser, which at first will play the head of Hitler's NSDAP, had to replace his secretary, whose name was Heinrich Himmler. Gave the post to Goebbels.This was the beginning of their early political career.
When, after many desinteligências, Hitler and Strasser parted, after a contentious meeting in Bamberg, in February 1926, Goebbels was with Hitler, and since then started to have the worship of their own converts. In October of that year, Hitler rewarded him by appointing him Gauleiter of Berlin (district officer). It was then twenty-nine years. In one year had passed unheard of writer Nazi leader.
His first action was to found the party's propaganda organ, Der Angriff (The Attack). Some attribute the rapid rise of Hitler to the genius of Goebbels propaganda, and there is no exaggeration in it. He knew how to mobilize the masses, intoxicate them and put them into action. He was also a great worker.
