# Talk:Joseph Goebbels

Why is Goebbels described as an “acolyte”? “Accolade” would be a much better term since the Nazi party, at least officially, was not a religious organization and didn’t ordain acolytes to any position. Oogalee Boogalee (talk) 21:24, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

I have changed it to "follower".  — Diannaa (talk) 00:48, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Oogalee Boogalee In addition to the Cambridge, Oxford Collins and Merriam-Webster definitions see also the Word Confusion and Alabama Education Lab articles. Mcljlm (talk) 06:59, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Successor of Hitler is wrong. It was Admiral Donitz who was in the Will of Hitler. 37.96.3.87 (talk) 08:07, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

It's not about the will, but about the roles of chancellor and president (which were merged by the Enabling Act of 1933 into Hitler as Führer and Reichskanzler); the following happened: on 30 April 1945, when Hitler committed suicide, he was briefly succeeded as Chancellor by Joseph Goebbels and as President of Germany by Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz. When Goebbels also committed suicide, Dönitz appointed Count Schwerin von Krosigk as head of government with the title "Leading Minister". Lectonar (talk) 08:26, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Goebbel's youngest sister, Maria, who you give as dying in 1949 was apparently still living with her husband in the 1950s. 2A00:23C4:B653:F801:6192:691D:39B8:457F (talk) 12:55, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Do you have any reliable sources for that? Lectonar (talk) 13:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Given that this is an English-language article, it may be helpful to add IPA for 'acceptable' English pronunciations (or, more generally, discussion regarding the pronunciation of the name). ... Anecdotally, I've heard a number of people with certainly-wrong pronunciations that, oddly, involve an `r` roughly /ˈɡɝbl̩s/ ('gerbils' with a hard 'g'), which is bewildering given how the name is spelt. (I wonder if this is (rhotic) Americans who have heard (non-rhotic) Britons and mis-parsed?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by HalfSourLizard (talk • contribs) 14:33, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Here, the reason for Goebbels' foot deformity is listed as a congenital disorder, however, on other sources such as https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Goebbels and https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goebbels-biography/ the reason is listed as polio. Is there a general consensus for the deformity or are there just multiple theories? Someone5679 (talk) 07:22, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Shirer says osteomyelitis and a failed surgery on the left leg. So I've added a bit using Shirer as a source. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 12:36, 25 May 2025 (UTC)