Magda Goebbels
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Magda Goebbels (1901–1945) was a German politician's wife who became a prominent public figure in Nazi Germany as the spouse of propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. Her story is historically significant because it illustrates the roles women played within Nazi leadership circles and provides insights into the inner workings of the Nazi regime during World War II.
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Johanna Maria Magdalena Goebbels (née Ritschel; 11 November 1901 – 1 May 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. A prominent member of the Nazi Party, she was a close ally, companion, and political supporter of Adolf Hitler. Some historians refer to her as the unofficial "first lady" of Nazi Germany, while others give that title to Emmy Göring.
With defeat imminent during the Battle of Berlin at the end of World War II in Europe, she and her husband murdered their six children with a cyanide compound before committing suicide in the Reich Chancellery gardens. Her eldest son, Harald Quandt, from a previous marriage to Günther Quandt, survived her.