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Magda Goebbels

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Also known as Johanna Maria Magdalena Ritschel, Johanna Maria Magdalena Goebbels, Johanna Maria Magdalena Friedländer, Johanna Maria Magdalena Quandt

German politician (1901–1945)

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Magda Goebbels (1901–1945) was a German author. She had seven children and stood 1.64 meters tall. Her literary output included the work *Die deutsche Mutter*. Records indicate she was associated with five works in total.

She is quoted as saying, "Love is meant for husbands, but my love for Hitler is stronger. I would give my life for it." Her name appears in 176 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Die deutsche Mutter

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1952-08-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
4

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Quotes

  • Love is meant for husbands, but my love for Hitler is stronger. I would give my life for it.

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Key facts

Born
Johanna Maria Magdalena Ritschel , ( 1901-11-11 ) 11 November 1901, Berlin, Germany
Died
1 May 1945 (1945-05-01) (aged 43), Berlin, Germany
Cause of death
Suicide
Party
Nazi Party
Spouses
Günther Quandt ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1929 ) ​ Joseph Goebbels , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ) ​
Children
7 , including Harald
Alma mater
Ursuline Convent
Awards
Golden Party Badge , Cross of Honor of the German Mother

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Encyclopedic overview

Johanna Maria Magdalena Goebbels (née Ritschel; 11 November 1901 – 1 May 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. A prominent member of the Nazi Party, she was a close ally, companion, and political supporter of Adolf Hitler. Some historians refer to her as the unofficial "first lady" of Nazi Germany, while others give that title to Emmy Göring.

With defeat imminent during the Battle of Berlin at the end of World War II in Europe, she and her husband murdered their six children with a cyanide compound before committing suicide in the Reich Chancellery gardens. Her eldest son, Harald Quandt, from a previous marriage to Günther Quandt, survived her.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magda Goebbels” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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