Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

The Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (German: Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda or Propagandaministerium) was a ministry in Weimar Germany and  Nazi Germany that enforced Nazi Party ideology in Germany. It regulated its culture and society. The ministry was founded on 13 March 1933, by Adolf Hitler's new National Socialist government. The head of this ministry was Dr. Joseph Goebbels. He was responsible for controlling the press and culture of  Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.

This ministry existed until 1945, when the Second World War ended.

 Related pages 
 Nazi propaganda
 Joseph Goebbels
 Hans Fritzsche

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Category:1933 establishments in Europe
Category:1930s establishments in Germany
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