Historical Events tagged with "joseph goebbels"

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Politics & Government

Introduction of the Volksempfänger Radio

August 18th, 1933 91 years ago

The Volksempfänger, a mass-produced radio, was presented to the German public at a radio exhibition in Berlin. Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, delivered a speech emphasizing the significance of radio as a new medium of influence, referring to it as the ‘eighth great power’. The Volksempfänger was designed to be affordable and accessible, promoting Nazi propaganda to a wider audience.

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