This article traces the childhood & education of Joseph Goebbels (born in 1897), development of his patriotic fervor, his career, & association with Hitler as his Minister for propaganda. Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 during the battle for Berlin. While Joseph & his wife may have used cyanide to kill themselves, details are not clear. On May 2, 1945, Russians found their charred bodies with pistols near their heads. Their six children had died a day earlier from morphine injections.