Völkischer Beobachter

The newspaper Völkischer observer was from December 1920 to April 30, 1945, the publishing party organ of the Nazi Party. The newspaper first appeared twice a week, from February 8, 1923 daily at Franz- wedding -Verlag. It was sold -reach following the initial years.

History

The " fight Journal of the National Socialist movement of Greater Germany " went out of the 1887 with a circumference of four sides founded suburban sheet Munich observer forth, which passed in 1918 in the possession of the Thule Society as the previous publisher Franz wedding on June 22, 1918, died. Rudolf von Sebottendorf acquired from his widow Käthe Bierbaumer for 5,000 Reichsmarks the publisher license for the newspaper. As of July 1918 took over from Sebottendorf the editor. The newspaper was first published with the same title, but with the subtitle sports paper. In August 1919, the journal was renamed Völkischer observers. The purchase by the NSDAP was then carried out in 1920 on the initiative of Dietrich Eckart. First of the NSDAP inserted chief editor of the newspaper was Hugo Machhaus ( December 25, 1920 to 15 May 1921), the short-term Hermann Esser followed (May 15, 1921 to August 12, 1921 ) before Eckart himself to August 12, 1921 the line the editors took over.

The first edition of the sheet was approximately 8,000 and rose, fueled by strong demand during the Ruhr occupation until the fall of 1923 to 25,000 copies. Due to the ban on the Nazi Party as a result of the Hitler Putsch on 9 November 1923, the newspaper had to cease publication, with reestablishment of the NSDAP on 26 February 1925, she appeared again.

The Munich launched Völkische observers appeared from January 1, 1933 regularly as the Berlin edition. A first attempt to establish the sheet in the capital had failed in March 1931. Furthermore, there was a South German, a North German and from 1938 a Viennese edition.

The circulation increased with the success of the Nazi movement enormously, in 1931 it reached 120,000, increasing by the year 1944 to 1.7 million copies.

A few days before the German surrender, the VB observer put the end of April 1945, his appearance. The last issue of 30 April 1945 no longer delivered.

Manager was since April 1922, the Reich Leader of the NSDAP for the press, Max Amann.

Financing

Revenue from the sale alone did not wear the sheet. It kept by selling interest-bearing promissory notes to party members and received loans and grants from wealthy patrons such as Helene Bechstein. Financial spine was later successfully developed by Amann book publishing. Also founded in 1926, "Illustrated Observer " was a success. In addition, the supporters was repeatedly reminded of their obligation to subscribe and advertise such.

Employee

Chief editor

• To 25 December 1920: Hans Jörg Maurer
• December 25, 1920 to May 15 1921: Hugo Machhaus
• May 15, 1921 to August 12, 1921: Hermann Esser
• 12. August 1921 to March 1923: Dietrich Eckart
• March 1923 bis 1938: Alfred Rosenberg
• 1938-1945: William White