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has gloss | eng: The Department of Film was one of five departments that comprised the Central Party Propaganda Office of the NSDAP, established by Adolf Hitler in 1933 as part of the Reichspropagandaleitung. The Central Party Propaganda Office was separate from the official government Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, although both groups were run by Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels was named Reichspropagandaleiter and given total control of Germanys press and film "for the spreading of the National Socialist world view to the entire German people" . The Departments main duty was organizing film shows "suitable for public enlightenment and education" . The importance of film propaganda is underscored by the fact that 45 million people attended the film shows put on by the NSDAP . Reichsamtsleiter Neumann declared that the goal of the Department of Film was not directly political in nature, but was rather to influence the culture, education, and entertainment of the general population . |
lexicalization | eng: Department of Film |
instance of | c/Nazi propagandists |
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