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Hitler And The Nazi Party

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It is undebatable that Hitler and the Nazi party abused propaganda and distorted the media in order to rise to power and then deceive the German population. Propaganda was incorporated into every German citizens’ life through broadcasts, posters, newspapers and speeches put on by the Führer himself. This propaganda was filled with lies and deceptions about certain ethnic groups, held strong nationalistic ideals and contorted the national German opinion. In Goebbels’s efforts to create a unified German opinion he targeted several all-encompassing groups; the military, workers, the middle class, housewives, the church and youth. The goal of targeting these groups was unified; however, the details and effects of propaganda differed throughout these groups. Occupation and social place effected the influence of propaganda over an individual and the strategies used in making propaganda effective.
Nazi propaganda targeted soldiers and generals in the military. German soldiers were on the ground fighting; therefore, it was harder to deceive them about military victories. Military propaganda’s objective was directed towards bringing happiness and hope to troops who were experiencing the first hand effects of war. In much of militarized propaganda, Goebbels’s depicted Hitler as a common soldier. This offered reassurance to soldiers who were putting their lives on the frontline. Soldiers could feel as though the Führer was fighting with them and also risking his life.

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