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Nazi writers wanted. He knew that by falsifying battle
losses and by presenting pictures only of well-fed German
soldiers on the battlefronts, he could keep the people
who were working in the factories and munition plants on
a high plain of productivity and optimism about the
German war machine and effort.
Conclusion
What happened to the press in Germany points the
way for a repeat performance by any leadership so inclined,
given a fairly plausible set of circumstances. Any
governmental restraint upon freedom of the press enhances
the possibilities of hiding vital facts from the public.
Hitler knew this. By assuming total control of the
press, Hitler achieved a pinnacle of power that would have
been impossible if any free editorial voices existed. He
made himself into a God-like identity which made criti-
cisms of him akin to sinful acts and blasphemy against
the Diet.
Hitler, as does any dictator, needed this control
over the German press. When a leader of a nation
espouses such truculent philosophies, there is no room
for an exchange of ideas or different philosophies.
Hitler knew this and he knew that, to stay in power, he
had to control the press.
The German people knew early in Hitler's political
career that he espoused deep beliefs against allowing
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McConal, Billy Jon. How Hitler Controlled the Press, thesis, May 1982; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504092/m1/91/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .