This page is part of the German Propaganda Archive, a collection of translations of propaganda material from the Nazi and East German eras. It focuses on Nazi propaganda during what they called the Kampfzeit, the years when the party was fighting for political power (1919-1933). For further information, see the FAQ

I. Material by Joseph Goebbels

• Essays from Der Angriff, the Berlin newspaper Goebbels founded in 1927.
  • "We Demand": Goebbels explains what the Nazis want (25 July 1927).
  • "Isidor": An attack on Bernhard Weiss (15 August 1927).
  • "Hail Moscow": Goebbels urges Berliners to leave the Communist Party and join the Nazis (21 November 1927).
  • "Why Do We Want to Join the Reichstag?": Goebbels explains why the Nazis are running for elective office (30 April 1928).
  • "And You Really Want to Vote for Me?": An election satire (7 May 1928).
  • "Kütemeyer": Goebbels' eulogy for a Berlin Nazi killed in street fighting (26 November 1928).
  • "Germans: Buy only from the Jew!": Goebbels attacks the Jews during the Christmas season (10 December 1928)
  • "The Jew": A typical early attack on the Jews (21 January 1929).
  • "Der Führer": Goebbels on the occasion of Hitler's 40th birthday (22 April 1929).
  • "Raise High the Flag!": Goebbels begins building the myth of Horst Wessel (27 February 1930).
  • "One Hundred and Seven": Goebbels on the Nazi election victory in September 1930 (21 September 1930).
  • "Christmas 1931": Goebbels on Christmas (December 1931).
  • "We are Voting for Hitler": A 1932 election appeal (7 March 1932).
  • "Advice for a Dictator": Goebbels on how to be one (1 September 1932).
• Pamphlets
  • "Those Damn Nazis": A widely distributed pamphlet from 1932.
  • Flamethrower: A propaganda flyer from June 1932.
• Speeches
  • "The Storm is Coming": A speech in Berlin on 9 July 1932.
  • "Make Way for Young Germany": An election speech in Munich on 31 July 1932.
• Goebbels on the practice of propaganda
  • Goebbels on propaganda at the 1927 Nuremberg Rally
  • "Knowledge and Propaganda": A 1928 lecture on propaganda, some of Goebbels' most detailed thinking on the matter.
  • "Wille und Weg": A Goebbels essay from 1931 on the role of Nazi propaganda.

II. Other propaganda material

• The 1927 Nuremberg Rally: Material from a 1927 Nazi booklet.
• Nazis in Harburg: A 1929 article on Nazi activities in the town of Harburg.
• Anti-Semitic Caricatures from Der Stürmer: 1928-1931: Taken from Julius Streicher's weekly.
• Cartoons from Brennessel: The Nazi Party humor magazine, founded in 1931.
• Posters: A collection of posters from 1921-1933.
• The Hitler No One Knows: Parts of a 1932 illustrated book on Hitler.
• Hitler Over Germany: Hitler's aerial speaking tour in 1932.
• Rote Erde: Articles from a 27 October 1932 Nazi newspaper.
• Communists!: A 1932 election flyer aimed at communists in Berlin.

III. Material intended for Nazi propagandists

• "Propaganda": A 1927 guidebook for Nazi propagandists.
• Modern Political Propaganda: A 1930 pamphlet for Nazi propagandists.
• "How I Treat a Local Group Leader": a 1931 piece from the Nazi monthly for propagandists, discussing problems in the propaganda system.
• "How I Treat a Speaker": A 1931 piece from the same periodical discussing problems speakers had with local group leaders.
• Rural Propaganda: A 1932 piece on how to reach the countryside.
• An Analysis of Nazi Propaganda: Written after the July 1932 Reichstag election.
• Reaching the Marxists: A late 1932 essay discussing the difficulties in appealing to Marxists.

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