Nice little blurb article on Goebbels being involved in scandals, maybe that would cost him his job.
Despite having six children, he and wife Magda did not have an entirely...shall we say...monogamous...relationship. Magda had an affair with Goebbels’ assistant, Karl Hanke. After the affair was made known to Hitler, Hanke was ordered to not see Magda any longer. Hanke eventually wound up as Gauleiter of Silesia, where he brutally but effectively directed the defense of Breslau against the Soviets.
Goebbels, despite his homely appearance (short, thin, clubbed foot) cut a rather wide swath with the ladies himself. Much acrimony between the Goebbels’ during this time and these are the “scandals” the article refers to.
Under most circumstances, the Goebbels’ would not have stayed together. Oddly, the one thing they both had in common was their adoration of Der Fuhrer. For all the evil Hitler wrought, he did some good. He kept a bad marriage together.
Perhaps had they separated, their children would still be alive today.
Interesting. Oh and thanks for another book to add to my list. I’m currently reading an Army at Dawn but I only get about 20 pages in a night with my busy schedule. This schedule is going to get more hecktic since I decided to go get my Masters.
Oh by the way, if you want to read a real interesting story that involves Magda Goebbels read “The Forgotten 500” by Gregory Freeman. The story involving the escape of George and Mirjana Vujnovich from Yugoslavia will blow you away.