Goebbels, Speer, Goering Alliance to Help Hitler!

Question: What was the purpose of the Goebbels, Speer & Goering alliance in 1943?



In early 1943, the war was beginning to go badly for the Germans and Hitler was surrounded by a group of insiders - notably Martin Bormann, Heinrich Lammers, and Field Marshal Keitel ("gang of three") - who exercised significant influence with Hitler. In the view of Speer and, especially Goebbels, the three insiders were causing the war effort to be damaged.



The fanatical Goebbels and the super-efficient Speer were determined to "right the ship," and remove the gang of three from their influential positions so that the course of the war could be turned around. But to accomplish this, Goebbels and Speer felt they badly needed the influential No. 2 German Leader, Hermann Goering on their side. So after considerable discussion of the matter between the two of them, they decided to visit Goering at his home and discuss the matter with him.



At Goering's home, both Goebbels and Speer were shocked at the appearance of Goering who appeared heavily rouged and dressed in a baroque manner. But Goering was known for this type of behavior, so Goebbels and Speer did not let his appearance stop them. Goebbels took the lead and talked to Goering for several hours apparently convincing him of the seriousness of the situation and of the need to remove the gang of three so that a total war effort could be made. Goering listened and appeared to be completely in agreement with the two.



But, as the next few months went by, nothing came of the agreement. There never seemed to be the right time for the three to talk to Hitler on the matter. For example, the Fuhrer was often in such a foul mood that they were afraid to bring up the subject. So nothing came of the alliance. Of course, both Speer and Goebbels blamed not only Goering (too lethargic!) but also each other.



Why is the failure of the alliance something worth talking about? The reason is that Goebbels and Speer were both very intelligent men and knew what kind of war effort was needed for Germany to survive. Also they had the drive to have implemented such an effort had they been able to convince Hitler of what was needed. We, on the other side of the fence, should be very happy with the alliance failure. Had it been a success, we might still be fighting Germany!