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Nazi Germany: a time of confusion, genocide, total war and...radio broadcasts?
That's right: radio broadcasts. In fact, much of the knowledge we have of Nazi Germany comes from the myriad of radio broadcasts effused by Hitler and Joseph Goebbels to the broader German public between 1933 and 1945. Radios were everywhere. Loudspeakers were in offices, schools, and restaurants; community centers were constructed to allow for people to gather and listen to the Führer update and inspire the country on the progress of the Nazi vision; catch phrases like "Gemeinnutz vor Eigennutz" (put the community before the individual), "Mein Führer" (our Hitler), and "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!" (one people, one Reich, one leader), became common utterances in German communities; and by the beginning of the war over 70% of households had radios to receive their daily dose of Nazi propaganda.
But how did the radio become such a pervasive and important tool for the Nazis?
We hope our website answers this question by explaining the history of the radio's development as a technology, its usage throughout the Weimar Republic, its pertinent role in the Nazi period, and how its impact relates to broader themes that we have identified and discussed in this course.
That's right: radio broadcasts. In fact, much of the knowledge we have of Nazi Germany comes from the myriad of radio broadcasts effused by Hitler and Joseph Goebbels to the broader German public between 1933 and 1945. Radios were everywhere. Loudspeakers were in offices, schools, and restaurants; community centers were constructed to allow for people to gather and listen to the Führer update and inspire the country on the progress of the Nazi vision; catch phrases like "Gemeinnutz vor Eigennutz" (put the community before the individual), "Mein Führer" (our Hitler), and "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!" (one people, one Reich, one leader), became common utterances in German communities; and by the beginning of the war over 70% of households had radios to receive their daily dose of Nazi propaganda.
But how did the radio become such a pervasive and important tool for the Nazis?
We hope our website answers this question by explaining the history of the radio's development as a technology, its usage throughout the Weimar Republic, its pertinent role in the Nazi period, and how its impact relates to broader themes that we have identified and discussed in this course.
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