[[http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=83585|]SBS - Hitlers Henchmen Series 1 (1996) Part 3 Goebbels The Firebrand]

Hitler's Henchmen is the most comprehensive film series ever produced on Nazi Germany and its leaders. In six parts series portrays the men who aided Adolf Hitler in his rise to power and serviced the infernal machinery of the Third Reich. Meticulously researched, it offers an unrivalled insight into the secret lives of the men of the Nazi elite. More than half a century after Hitler's demise ZDF have successfully recovered what was until now “lost” footage of Hitler's aides. This newly discovered archive material and interviews with surviving family members and Nazi insiders draws historical psychograms of Hitler's closest aides. Nuremberg was a historical first the International War Crimes Tribunal sentenced leading Nazi paladins for their unparalled atrocities while exposing to the world the infamy of the Hitler regime and its leaders. They wielded power and enforced it Goebbels, Goering, Himmler, Hess, Speer and Doenitz – 6 lives lived in Germany, six very different careers, but each contributed in its own way to making Hitler's regime what it became. Packed with exclusive interviews, combat film and both public and private German archive film, HITLER'S HENCHMEN takes you inside Nazi Germany as never before to help understand why this murderous regime behaved as it did - and how it came so close to world domination. Series is designed to offer in-depth personal and political profiles of six men who became architects of the destruction of Europe.

Part 3 Goebbels The Firebrand

Goebbels was the public relations genius and voice of the “Third Reich”. Imbued with a deep belief in his “Messiah”, the eloquent orator rose to be one of Hitler's most fanatical accomplices. As the National Socialist Minister for Propaganda, he relentlessly enforced his extreme ideas on the German people. He was a master of manipulation who used belief, enthusiasm and hatred as a tool to control the “hearts and minds” of its citizens. As Germany headed towards defeat, he made the “total war” his personal mission. Private film recordings show an ambitious but ultimately deluded man. When all was lost, Goebbel's ultimate act of loyalty to the Fuhrer was to sacrifice his life and the lives of his wife and children. They were the final victims of a merciless fanatic.

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Episode One Shown Here