Völkischer Beobachter
Front page of the 31 January 1933 edition. The headline reads: "A historic day: First Acts of Hitler's Reich Government – Völkischer Beobachter interviews Reich Minister of the Interior Frick – New cabinet holds first meeting" | |
| Owner(s) | Adolf Hitler |
|---|---|
| Editor | Dietrich Eckart, Alfred Rosenberg |
| Founded | 25 December 1920 |
| Political alignment | Nazi Party |
| Language | German |
| Ceased publication | 30 April 1945 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Circulation | 1.7 million (as of 1944) |
The Völkischer Beobachter (pronounced [ˈfœlkɪʃɐ bəˈʔoːbaxtɐ]; "Völkisch Observer") was the newspaper of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 25 December 1920. It first appeared weekly, then daily from 8 February 1923. For twenty-four years it formed part of the official public face of the Nazi Party until its last edition at the end of April 1945. The paper was banned and ceased publication between November 1923, after Adolf Hitler's arrest for leading the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, and February 1925, the approximate date of the relaunching of the Party.