The propaganda of April-May 1945
Frontpages in Norwegian Newspapers in may 1945, including "Fritt Folk" the offical paper to the Norwegian Nationalist Socialist Party (Nasjonal Samling/NS)
http://www.nordiki.no/1945avis.htm
/Valtoro.
http://www.nordiki.no/1945avis.htm
/Valtoro.
Fritt Folk
Valtoro,
Do you know what types of articles thay printed?
James
Do you know what types of articles thay printed?
James
The "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" has today a major article about the spreading of the german capitulation through the media in 1945. This article also explains the german media in the last weeks.
Cinema:
- 25.3.1945 last "Wochenschau", although "only very few people could have seen it"
Newspapers:
- "Signal", "Das Reich" published till the middle of Apirl
- Munich edition of "Völkischer Beobachter" last printed on 30. April, but not delivered
- 2. Mai: closing of last major german newspapers. ("Hamburger Fremdenblatt", "Deutsche Nachrichtenbüros Hamburg")
- from now on only minor local newspapers still under controll of the german gouverment
Radio:
- 19. April: Stop of "Deutschlandsender"
- 24. April: Stop of "Reichsender"
- 3. Mai: Stop of the Hamburg Transmitter
- Around the 5. Mai the transmitters "Bremen", "Alpen", "Donau" (austrian territory) and "Friesland" (on dutch territory) stop
- From now on the gouverment of Dönitz only has the weak Two-KW Transmitter Felnsburg and two drivable Transmitters
Hope this helps you to get an impression of the german Propaganda "machine" in the last weeks.
Source: FAZ, 7. Mai, Nr. 105/Page 31
Cinema:
- 25.3.1945 last "Wochenschau", although "only very few people could have seen it"
Newspapers:
- "Signal", "Das Reich" published till the middle of Apirl
- Munich edition of "Völkischer Beobachter" last printed on 30. April, but not delivered
- 2. Mai: closing of last major german newspapers. ("Hamburger Fremdenblatt", "Deutsche Nachrichtenbüros Hamburg")
- from now on only minor local newspapers still under controll of the german gouverment
Radio:
- 19. April: Stop of "Deutschlandsender"
- 24. April: Stop of "Reichsender"
- 3. Mai: Stop of the Hamburg Transmitter
- Around the 5. Mai the transmitters "Bremen", "Alpen", "Donau" (austrian territory) and "Friesland" (on dutch territory) stop
- From now on the gouverment of Dönitz only has the weak Two-KW Transmitter Felnsburg and two drivable Transmitters
Hope this helps you to get an impression of the german Propaganda "machine" in the last weeks.
Source: FAZ, 7. Mai, Nr. 105/Page 31
Propaganda
Jens,
That was most interesting! I believe the US Army took Munich on April 30. It's interesting that they were publishing the Völkischer Beobachter right up until the city was occupied.
James
That was most interesting! I believe the US Army took Munich on April 30. It's interesting that they were publishing the Völkischer Beobachter right up until the city was occupied.
James
Völkischer Beobachter
I bet there were stories about the Battle of Berlin and what Europe would look like with an Allied victory. These were standard Nazi propaganda themes of that period. I wonder if some of the last Völkischer Beobachter issues were saved for historical purposes?
James
James
Völkischer Beobachter
The last issues would be interesting to read. Especially the sections covering the Battle of Berlin. They would be pure propaganda. I'm wondering if they were still speaking about the possibility of victory for Germany at that point in the war.
James
James
Re: Propaganda
The last issue of the Volkischer Beobachter in Berlin was April 28th, VarjagJLEES wrote:Jens,
That was most interesting! I believe the US Army took Munich on April 30. It's interesting that they were publishing the Völkischer Beobachter right up until the city was occupied.
James
Re: The propaganda of April-May 1945
How was this issue published with the US Army occupying the city where it was printed for eight days? They would have been aware of the significance of the Völkischer Beobachter. Or, was it also printed in other cities?
James
James
Re: The propaganda of April-May 1945
I understand that the Volkischer Beobachter was also printed in Berlin......The first newspaper to appear there after it's fall - and the German surrender, appeared only about a week later . It was the Taegliche Rundschau under a Russian editor. But was churned out on the very same presses, responsible for that last issue of the 'Beobachter'JLEES wrote:How was this issue published with the US Army occupying the city where it was printed for eight days? They would have been aware of the significance of the Völkischer Beobachter. Or, was it also printed in other cities?
James
Varjag