The standard bearer (lanzinger painting)

Propaganda was a crucial tool of the German Nazi Party from its earliest days in , after its reformation from the German Worker’s Party (DAP), to its final weeks leading to Germany's surrender in May As the party gained power, the scope and efficacy of its propaganda grew and permeated an increasing amount of space in Germany and, eventually, beyond.

Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf () provided the groundwork for the party’s later methodology while the newspapers, the Völkischer Beobachter and later Der Angriff, served as the early practical foundations for later propaganda during the party’s formative years.

These were later followed by many media types including books, posters, magazines, photos, art, films, and radio broadcasts which took increasingly prominent roles as the party gained more power.

These efforts promulgated Nazi ideology throughout German society.

Such ideology included promotion of Nazi policies and values at home, worldview be