πŸ“… On This Day in Military History

February 18

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βš”οΈπŸ“ Berlin Sportpalast, Germany1943

Goebbels Delivers 'Total War' Speech

Following Stalingrad, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels gave his famous 'Do you want total war?' speech to a carefully selected crowd of party faithful, whipping them into a frenzy of support for unlimited war commitment.

The speech signaled Germany's shift to a full war economy and showed the Nazi regime's determination to fight regardless of mounting losses β€” prolonging the war by two more years.

Outcome

Germany mobilizes entire economy for war