The Goebbels cabinet was named by Adolf Hitler in his political testament of 30 April 1945.[1][2] To replace himself, Hitler named Admiral Karl Dönitz as Reichspräsident and Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels as Reichskanzler. The cabinet was short-lived as Goebbels killed himself along with his family on 1 May. His government was followed by the Flensburg Government under Dönitz.[3]
Cabinet of Joseph Goebbels | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 2nd Cabinet of Nazi Germany | |
| 30 April 1945 – 2 May 1945 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 30 April 1945 |
| Date dissolved | 2 May 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Karl Dönitz |
| Head of government | Joseph Goebbels |
| Member party | Nazi Party |
| Status in legislature | Sole legal party
855 / 855 (100%) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Hitler cabinet |
| Successor | Flensburg Government |
Composition
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reichspräsident | 30 April 1945 | 23 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Chancellor | 30 April 1945 | 1 May 1945 † | NSDAP | ||
| Party Minister | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 † | NSDAP | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of the Interior | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of War | Karl Dönitz | 30 April 1945 | 23 May 1945 | NSDAP | |
| Supreme Commander of the Army | 30 April 1945 | 8 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Supreme Commander of the Navy | Karl Dönitz | 30 January 1943 | 1 May 1945 | NSDAP | |
| Supreme Commander of the Air Force | 26 April 1945 | 8 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Head of the SS and German Police | 29 April 1945 | 8 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Reich Minister of Economics | 5 February 1938 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | 23 May 1942 | 23 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of Justice | 24 August 1942 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of Culture | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of Propaganda | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of Finance | 1 June 1932 | 23 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of Labour | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Minister of Armament | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
| Leader of the Deutscher Arbeitsfront | 10 May 1933 | 8 May 1945 | NSDAP | ||
Retaining some members from the previous Hitler cabinet, some members of the Goebbels cabinet would continue in the Dönitz cabinet.
References
edit- ^ Adolf Hitler. "Politisches Testament 1945". NS-Archiv Dokumente zum Nationalsozialismus.
- ^ Hitler, Adolf. My Political Testament.
- ^ Peter Maxwill. "Reichsregierung ohne Reich". SpiegelOnline. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02.