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Magda Goebbels

German politician (1901-1945) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 43

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Wife of Nazi Germany's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and a close political supporter of Adolf Hitler. On 1 May 1945, with Berlin falling, she and her husband murdered their six children before taking their own lives in the Reich Chancellery gardens.

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1945Died1 May 1945“We will take them with us, because they are too good, too lovely for the world which lies ahead... no, no I must also take the children, I must!”In their wordsFrom a discussion with Ello Quandt, spring 1945

“We have demanded monstrous things from the German people, treated other nations with pitiless cruelty.”In their wordsFrom a discussion with Ello Quandt, spring 1945

1944“He no longer listens to voices of reason. Those who tell him what he wants to hear are the only ones he believes.”In their wordsMagda's opinion of Hitler in 1944

1942“My God, what a lot of rubbish.”In their words9 November 1942Magda's remarks after switching off the radio on 9 November 1942 during a gathering with friends to listen to a speech by Hitler

1901Born11 November 1901

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Joseph and Magda's wedding day, with her son Harald Quandt in his Deutsches Jungvolk uniform. Adolf Hitler, their best man, can be seen in the background.Joseph and Magda's wedding day, with her son Harald Quandt in his Deutsches Jungvolk uniform. Adolf Hitler, their best man, can be seen in the background.The Goebbels family in 1942: (back row) Hilde, Harald Quandt, Helga; (front row) Helmut, Hedda, Magda, Heide, Joseph and HoldeThe Goebbels family in 1942: (back row) Hilde, Harald Quandt, Helga; (front row) Helmut, Hedda, Magda, Heide, Joseph and HoldeGoebbels' villa on Bogensee (2008)Goebbels' villa on Bogensee (2008)

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  1. We will take them with us, because they are too good, too lovely for the world which lies ahead... no, no I must also take the children, I must!

    1945, From a discussion with Ello Quandt, spring 1945, Own words

  2. We have demanded monstrous things from the German people, treated other nations with pitiless cruelty.

    1945, From a discussion with Ello Quandt, spring 1945, Own words

  3. He no longer listens to voices of reason. Those who tell him what he wants to hear are the only ones he believes.

    1944, Magda's opinion of Hitler in 1944, Own words

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Born Johanna Maria Magdalena Ritschel on 11 November 1901, she married Günther Quandt and had a son, Harald, before the union ended. Her second marriage, to Joseph Goebbels, made her a prominent member of the Nazi Party and placed her in Hitler's inner circle. Some historians call her the unofficial "first lady" of Nazi Germany, though others assign that role to Emmy Göring. As the Battle of Berlin closed in at the end of World War II in Europe, she and her husband killed their six children with a cyanide compound, then committed suicide in the Reich Chancellery gardens on 1 May 1945. Harald Quandt survived her.

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Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1901 to 1945 · aged 43

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