This image displays a toy minifigure representing Joseph Goebbels, the infamous Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda for Nazi Germany during the Third Reich.
The figure is depicted in the tan service uniform of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). This “brownshirt” uniform consists of a four-pocket tunic, a white shirt with a black tie, and black trousers. He is wearing a matching tan peaked visor cap (Schirmmütze) with the gold-colored piping and insignia of a high-ranking political leader.
His identity and high station within the Nazi hierarchy are confirmed by his insignia:
- Nazi Party Armband: He wears the standard red armband with a white circle and a black swastika on his left arm.
- Collar Tabs: His red collar tabs with gold embroidery signify a high political rank within the party.
- Golden Party Badge: On his left breast pocket is the Golden Party Badge, an award given to early and distinguished members of the Nazi Party.
Historical Background: Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945) was a German Nazi politician and one of Adolf Hitler’s closest and most devoted followers. As the head of the Propaganda Ministry, he exerted complete control over all forms of media and culture in Germany, including radio, press, cinema, and the arts. He was a master propagandist who skillfully created the “Führer myth” around Hitler, relentlessly promoted the regime’s antisemitic ideology, and was instrumental in preparing the German people for war. He remained fanatically loyal to Hitler to the very end, committing suicide with his family in the Berlin Führerbunker one day after Hitler’s own death.
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