Joseph Goebbels during the Sportpalast speech, 1943
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Joseph Goebbels during his speech on February 18 1943 in the Berlin Sportpalast in which he wanted to prepare the populace for the growing burdens going along with the worsening of the war. He presented his listeners with a series of questions and they supported his demand for total warfare. On the back wall a banner states: 'Total War - Shortest War'.