NAZI INTERNE PROPAGANDA IN DIE TWEEDE WÊRELDOORLOG

dc.creator	J.S. Kotze
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:07:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:07:48Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/7-3-837
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f62219542dc84b4da1091c5dcb2aaad0
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7855
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f62219542dc84b4da1091c5dcb2aaad0
dc.description	Adolf Hitler considered propaganda as a tactical weapon which should be used in warfare. The Second World War proved that it was no super weapon, and that It could not be used in isolation, but it Is generally agreed that Nazi internal propaganda played a prominent part in upholding solidarity of morale in Germany during the last two years of the war. An indispensable condition for this achievement was the totalitarian political system in Germany which made monopolistic state control of propaganda activities possible, and secured effective canalisation and co-ordination of all such activities. In addition suitable propaganda themes were developed, and were continually adjusted to changing circumstances, and a constant issue of propaganda was meticulously maintained. Goebbels considered public opinion to be open to manipulation, even if through fabricated propaganda tricks, and managed to achieve this. In the last weeks of the war, however, he had to reap the bitter fruits of thoughtless propaganda, unfulfilled promises and blatant Iies. Even he could not escape the painful truth that 'propagandists cannot win battles when the soldiers are obviously losing the war'.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/837
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 7, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	Adolf Hitler
dc.subject	propaganda as a tactical weapon
dc.subject	totalitarian political system in Germany
dc.subject	Propaganda as military weapon
dc.subject	Reichsministerium fur Propaganda und Volksaufklarung
dc.subject	Blitzkrieg propaganda
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	NAZI INTERNE PROPAGANDA IN DIE TWEEDE WÊRELDOORLOG
dc.type	Article