Magda Goebbels - First Lady of the Third Reich Documentary 

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One weird twist to the story is, that Harald Quandt was eventually released from captivity and went on to become a successful businessman and father of 5 kids, so Magda´s line didn´t end with her suicide, in opposition to that of her husband.

One observation I have not seen about Magda on various profiles is that throughout her life she, like her mother before her, used her feminine charms (which were considerable) to obtain what she wanted from powerful men. However, once in the bunker and facing the utmost disgrace, these charms were useless. In a nutshell, her only weapon was gone. Disgrace and powerlessness were intolerable to her but death allowed her to maintain control to the bitter end and that was the path she chose.

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I can’t imagine killing your own children when they had the chance to leave. They were so evil.

It seems that Magda had no moral compass whatsoever. It’s as though she chose whatever course of action that would promote her own self interests. Her children were just pawns in her game.

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This woman was a cruel, brutal witch.

Ironically, there might have been some truth to the rumor that Magda’s adoptive father, Richard Friedländer, a wealthy Jewish merchant who worked in Brussels, may also have been her true father as well. In 2016, it was reported that Friedländer may have been Magda's biological father, as stated in his residency card, found in the Berlin archives by writer and historian Oliver Hilmes. Magda's adoption may have been required for her parents' delayed marriage, to update the girl's 'illegitimate child' status. Who knows?

Just as a footnote: There was a very interesting dramatic Czech film made in 2016 about the Joseph Goebbels--Lída Baarová affair, called THE DEVIL'S MISTRESS.

May her innocent children rest in peace in Heaven.

A romance between two mega narcissts. That's why it was so contentious and volatile.

Concerning the naming of their children, it is widely contended that the use of the first letter "H" in their names was initiated by Magda's first husband, Günther Quandt (1881 - 1954), and continued by Magda with the brood she produced with Joseph Goebbels. Quandt's children he had with his first wife were named Helmut & Herbert; the child he had with Magda Ritschel (his second wife, prior to her betrothal to Joseph Goebbels, her second husband) was called Harald (1921 - 1967). Magda's mother, Auguste Behrend, also ascribed to this belief as to the rationale for the naming of her daughter's children with Goebbels : Helga Susanne (1932 - 1945), Hildegard "Hilde" Traudel (1934 - 1945), Helmut Christian (1935 - 1945), Holdine Kathrin (1937 - 1945), Hedwig "Hedda" Johanna (1938 - 1945), and Heidrun "Heide" Elisabeth (1940 - 1945).

Hitler respected Magda so much that he even ordered Joseph to stay with her when he wanted to leave her for a young actress

Diabolical woman- her duality is unparalleled- Egomaniacal, addicted to power and all it's trappings, she employed a serpentine craven calculus in all matters. Excellent Commentary and Video Production. Thank You for enhancing my understanding on one more piece of the puzzle when it comes to fascist ideation. 🇩🇪 🦖 ☄️

It isn't stated explicitly what Joseph's recommendation for the children's fate should be in the bunker, but presumably he influenced Magda significantly. It is possible that the decision to give cyanide to the children was born out of the mentality of autocratic regimes in which family members of enemies were not spared gruesome fates, or perhaps it was born out of a selfishness or inability to imagine a future in which they the parents were not there to participate. Sad.

Gosh , those people were real nightmares! Weird!

I cannot understand how she could have murdered her own children. Either she was a complete fanatic or she honestly believed that they would suffer a terrible fate at the hands of the Russians. Certainly many atrocities were committed by the soldiers who "liberated" Berlin, there is no doubt that war often causes ordinary people to completely lose their moral compass. We have sadly seen modern examples of this in the Ukraine.

She could have had her children smuggled out but denied the offer.

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Anyone who kills their children are just bloody insane. Great video. History is always more interesting when it's related to just one life story.

Her past, along with her choice of husbands, shows a possible narcissistic personality disorder. This would explain many of her actions.

Think about the emotions of the man that adopted her in her childhood.

I've studied Maida's reasons for killing her children. Adolf wanted to send the children to Switzerland, hoping they would be safe and survive. Lots of SS children went on to live in Switzerland anonymously. Magda wouldn't send her children as they were so well known world wide, she felt they would be killed because of who and what they're parents were, which I think would have happened. She saw killing her children as merciful, much as most people never understand. It definitely wasn't as a last fanatical Nazi act. I'm not condoning what she did, I'm just explaining her reasoning for it.

Would love to see profiles of the German/Russian ww2 generals who took part in those battles on both sides. Even some of the radio comms during the time will shine light on those people's mentality.

A tragic story of greed and lust of power that blinded them to reason. I could not fathom living in a world they believed that living in a world without fascism was a world not worth living in... that's a horrible realm to live in

I've enjoyed reading about the third reich for over a decade, primarily due to the volatile personalities of those in Hitler's inner circle, not to mention the extent of political intrigue that existed therein. Magda Goebbels was especially enigmatic, because she had every opportunity to have a normal life. She had connections, family, immense wealth and opportunity. Even from a young age, Magda cared about her own self interests above all else and everything was a means to an end. She and Joseph were similar in some way. Both were extremely self involved and likely narcissists; throughout their lives they used people for their own benefit. Magda had no problem letting her Jewish stepfather, who was essentially her adoptive father, perish in a concentration camp. She could have easily saved him; the Goerings would save Jewish acquaintances, but she just didn't care enough to do so bc he was no longer useful to her. She did the same to Karl Hanke, Joseph did the same to Lida. They honestly were two of a kind, incredibly toxic in their marriage yet paradoxically deserving of each other. Hitler provided the excitement that their narcissistic personalities were drawn to. Neither of them cared about their children except as a means to an end, an extension of themselves in order to gain Hitler's favor. Why else would Magda have allowed them to perish in the bunker when she'd had numerous opportunities to fly them out? Because she saw no other use for them in a world without Hitler.

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Mad people! These type of people exist today. They don't care who dies or suffers to advance their agenda. And many of them hold powerful positions around the world.

Loved this documentary. Very intriguing famous person you've covered. An interesting person that could be covered is Douglas Bader, a WW2 war hero who flew with tin legs.

It's sad that those children had to pay for the sins of their parents with their lives.

Thank you for such well presented, well narrated, interesting historical documentary.

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One small correction, Harold Quandt did indeed serve in the Luftwaffe but in the capacity as a Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) Oberleutnant, not a pilot. He was deployed on the Eastern Front, Crete, and Italy.

Unconditional surrender. It's a long way to the top. Thank God I didn't grow up in that time

What happened next to the lady's first born who became an army pilot and had been taken as a prisoner of war?

Beautifully narrated and very informative. I will never understand how a mother could willingly kill her children no matter what the circumstances. As the narrator said, they had not committed any crime.

Thank goodness you are for that video. It was very well done, very interesting! I think Magda was a “go along with whatever was beneficial to her.

They were both very homely looking people, plain and dull. It’s amazing that these two dolts grew so powerful

I didn't expect this to be one of the most interesting profiles in the Nazi leaders series

Thank you for airing this! This is new to me. I appreciate your channel.

This profile of Magda Goebbels makes me think of her as someone who lacked any true sense of self, if that's the right way to put it. She comes off as someone who never made a decision of her own accord and simply floated through life, adapting to those surrounding her and simply let each day pass by, apathetic of the larger path her life was taking. To be clear, though, this is not an acquittal of her character. She sat idly by as Germany became more and more radical and destructive and benefited greatly from it.

That scene from Der Untergang when she methodically and unemotionally killed all of her children destroyed me.

What a spellbinding story. The fact to be so drawn to evil and to commit the ultimate crime of murdering your own children.

Very well done. Everything flowed perfectly.

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Can you imagine falling in love with a weasel like Goebbles...I like to call him that..he reminds me of a weasel..

Magda appeared to be espousing one thing, in regards to women's rights, whilst herself totally doing another! Double standards! .... Thank you from The UK, for showing us these very interesting historical documentaries. xx

Well done! This is a highly professional historical presentation. Thank you.

It’s hard to believe that she killed her 6 children. I wonder what she was thinking.

in the end, killing her own children wipes out anything else that was morally gray or ambiguous about her

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An insecure upbringing, surrounded by, if not possessing wealth, created an extreme gold digger, even to the extent that death for her kids was preferable to them being denied the grandeur they were accustomed to.

As a mother i could never do that to my children, to me it seems that she loved Hitler more then her children

Thats some of the most haunting music I've ever heard. Especially the bells at the end.

Magda was a terrible person. She knew of the camps. For me she was a war criminal. I have lived with my traumatized parents and siblings and I cannot forgive her and her husband and all the other war criminals. I hope they burn in hell. Her children were victims of her and her husband. They were innocent

Thank you for shining the spotlight on lesser known historical figures who are just as important. Merry Christmas to everyone at The Peoples Profile.

This is Excellent, Done Well, and Very Informative! Thank You!

That was a messed up lady. The kids are beautiful.

Piper Laurie played Magda in Das Bunker and it was chilling to see how much she emulated her energy

Magda Goebles was doing the best she could to further her own comfort and status. She was inexplicably stupid and utterly blind to what was so obviously going on around her. There is, in such situations, a way of insulating one's sensibilities into believing that whatever problems there are simply don't exist by virtue of saying so. This is certainly true of the German populace as witnessed by those who were coopted by the US Army and made to tour concentration camps, one woman even asking, "You'd think they did enough to us, now they make us look at all this?" Not a shred of responsibility taken, not even compassion for the dead, only self-pity.

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Nice content, but small correction, they didn't have videos back then, would have been films :-) Easy thing to slip through...

She and her husband were the worst type of narcissists.

This documentary has raised 2 questions for me and one thought. Was Hitler gay? And was that the real reason why he didn't want to marry Eva until the end? I also think Magda was in love with Hitler which is why she stayed in the marriage, so she could remain close to him

Brilliant more like this please interesting to see another side

She was one of cruel woman and mother on the world

Magda's behavior could only be construed as psychopathic, towards the end of her life. Why would she murder her own children?

This is gonna be one long series! Are you going to work on the other major German officers?

Magda, the mother of year 1945

Excellent documentary . Thank you❤

Her children from her first marriage survived and are now the richest people in Germany. Harald Quandt is the son of her and the family Quandt owns IG Farben, BWV and Daimler Benz.

its easy to hate the old dragon

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Literally possessed by Satan and evil through their last gasp. However contaminated, the children were victims of that evil situation, essentially innocent.

I think her farewell letter to her son Harold is interesting because she said she and husband didn’t deserve to live. No excuses for her but an insight to her thinking. 46:32

For two ppl who seemed to hate each other. Magda and Herman seemed to have no problem popping out kids dayum!

She must have had some fire 🐈 for all those men putting up with her behavior especially in that time period 🤣

Magda appreciated power and the children were conduits that attracted power to her. When her power was lost, the children were no longer needed. The afterlife awaited her so she took all her belongings into that afterlife. Her children belonged to both her husband and herself so could be used in death and what followed in her belief system.

Hitler marrying Eva..the epitome of the saying "Marrying you is the *Last* thing i wanna do.."

History is lost on too many. Perhaps excellent productions like yours will interest more. Thank You 👍

13:47 to 14:01 is called silent treatment. Look it up it’s a manipulation technique commonly used by narcissists. Her obsession with power, too is very telling. It is very likely that she had a personality disorder.

54:02 I don't know where it is, but that little church and it's surroundings are strikingly beautiful!

A lady that just slipped down evils slippery slope. So far that she killed her own children.

Magda was an extremely good looking woman who had experienced the ups and downs of society, this at the time of meeting Joseph saw herself as inevitably loosing something of beauties power. The fanaticism promised and delivered the same sort of access to power her beauty had. In the end her self image demanded the final eclipse of rational decision in its way of shifting blame to those with less absolute commitment. The children were little more than props in that light.

Love this series

Good presentation.

Good afternoon, and Thank You for the video.

Magda was a narcisist pure selfishness

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I need a psychiatrist to explain Magda to me. Great video.

FYI Australia, New Zealand and Canada also fought. How easy is it to forget Gallipoli....WE will not forget. We WILL remember them.

It's so sad how much Jewish connection there was in this woman's life and yet she surrounded herself in evil, and those poor babies.

She was born 11-11-11 (1901 is 11) There are 911 comments. This was posted 11 days ago. I am posting this at 11:11 a.m. My birth is 11-11.

I read the comments before I watched the doc, so I could see the direction of spin. No wonder it's on RU-vid with 150k views in 2 days.

This is a tragedy that is both operatic and cinematic in its scope. It is a cautionary tale of the allegiance to despotism and conspiracy theories.

great stuff-good insight into an amazing time..-thanx..!