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JOSEPH GOEBBELS

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JOSEPH GOEBBELS
(1897-1945) Nazi Minister of Propaganda with Hitler from the earliest days, a master of manipulation of the masses who took his life and those of his family members in the last days of the war. Draft T.L.S. "Dr. G" in indelible pencil. , 1p. 4to., Berlin, Oct. 13, 1943 to Prof. Ferdinand Sauerbruch sending his congratulations upon the latter having been awarded the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords. Also included is a typed response from Sauerbruch to Goebbels, 1p. 4to., Nov. 8, 1943 acknowledging Goebbels' letter. FERDINAND SAUERBRUCH (1875 - 1951) was a German surgeon and a fervent nationalist who wanted to undo the "humiliation of Versailles". Surgeon General to the army, he was charged by allies with having contributed to the Nazi dictatorship, but not convicted for lack of evidence.