Propaganda
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It can be argued that the deadliest weapon during War World II was propaganda, below are some examples of WWII propaganda from the allied forces and the axis powers. “Propaganda tries to force a doctrine on the whole people…Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for…
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I am actually not a great fan of Comic books or Graphic Novels as they are called now, although I did read them as a kid but was never really fascinated by them. However I do like the notion of Super Heroes and I do like them portrayed in the movies. But in a…
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The title mentions “Art Exhibition” but this is really for lack of a better description. In reality it was Propaganda disguised as an art exhibition. The exhibition opened today 79 years ago. The Eternal Jew (Der ewige Jude) was the title of an exhibition of degenerate art (entartete Kunst) displayed at the Library of the…
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Der Stürmer was an anti-Semitic “tabloid style” newspaper published by Julius Streicher from 1923 almost continuously through to the end of World War II. Der Stürmer was viewed by Hitler as playing a significant role in the Nazi propaganda machinery and a useful tool in influencing the “common man on the street”. It was a…
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There were many attempts to assassinate Hitler; it is estimated that there have been around 35 attempts, some of which were quite bizarre. If any of them had been successful, the outcome of the war would have been drastically different. In fact, if the earlier ones in the 1920s and 1930s had succeeded, there may…
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Propaganda was and still a very effective tool to win the hearts and minds of the population.Both allies and axis nations used propaganda to recruit and raise funding for the war efforts, and also the political good will of the ordinary citizen. In this blog I will be looking the Propaganda used by the allies…
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I often wonder how the Nazi’s became so powerful because anyone with half a brain would have been able to figure out what their ultimate aim was, especially in a land of scholars and scientists like Germany. The one thing you have to give the Nazi’s is they knew how to play the media, their…
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