How did Goebbels use Wessel's story?
As a cautionary tale
As propaganda
For entertainment
As a spy novel
Answer
As propaganda, Joseph Goebbels exploited Horst Wessel's life and death to galvanize support for the Nazi Party. Wessel, an SA stormtrooper, was killed in a brawl in 1930, and Goebbels crafted a narrative portraying him as a martyr for the Nazi cause.
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