Which Nazi official condemned Remarque as "unpatriotic"?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Heinrich Himmler
Rudolf Hess
Answer
Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, denounced Erich Maria Remarque's novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" as "unpatriotic." He claimed that the book's portrayal of the horrors of war and its criticism of the German military undermined national morale and weakened the country's resolve during World War I. Goebbels' condemnation led to the burning of Remarque's books and his eventual exile from Germany.
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