Werner Naumann
German Nazi politician (1909–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Werner Naumann (16 June 1909 – 25 October 1982) was a German civil servant and politician. He was State Secretary in Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the Nazi Germany era. He was appointed head of the Propaganda Ministry by Adolf Hitler in his last will and testament after Goebbels was promoted to Reichskanzler. Naumann was present in the Führerbunker in late April 1945. He eluded capture and led an underground existence under an assumed name until an amnesty in 1950. For the next few years, he headed a clandestine Neo-Nazi organization known as the Naumann Circle until it was exposed and he was arrested. He was subsequently judged to be a "Category II offender" in a denazification proceeding.
Werner Naumann | |
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Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda | |
In office 30 April 1945 – 2 May 1945 | |
Chancellor | Joseph Goebbels |
Preceded by | Joseph Goebbels |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Staatssekretär of the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda | |
In office 22 April 1944 – 30 April 1945 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Leopold Gutterer [de] |
Succeeded by | None |
Personal details | |
Born | (1909-06-16)16 June 1909 Guhrau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 25 October 1982(1982-10-25) (aged 73) Lüdenscheid, West Germany |
Political party | Nazi Party (1928–1945) |
Other political affiliations | FDP (1951-1953) Deutsche Reichspartei (1953) |