Hitler Myth

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Cult of Hitler
- Propaganda
  - Joseph Goebbels
    - Minister for Propaganda and Popular Enlightenment
  - Hitler frequently featured in film/posters
    - 'Triumph of the Will'
  - Nuremberg Rallies were mass worship
- Need for a Leader
  - German mentality required one leader
  - Previously had the King
  - Hitler represented strong Germany
  - wanted a 'Saviour' rather than a politician
- 'A man set apart'
  - Rescued Germany from economic depression
    - Kershaw- even more impressive given his appearance
  - Solution to all problems
  - overturned ToV
  - Represented the people
Goebbels took advantage of German mentality and promoted Hitler- Nazism synomynous with Hitlerism