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Hitler’s Appointment as a Chancellor of Germany

Follow Hitler's rise to power in Germany from his appointment as Chancellor to the Night of Long Knives in 1934. Explore key events, political maneuvering, and the brutal purge in this crucial period leading up to World War II.

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Hitler’s Appointment as a Chancellor of Germany

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  1. Hitler’s Appointment as a Chancellor of Germany • March 1932 Presidential elections in Germany. Hitler’s loss (36.8% against 53% for Hindenburg). • Reichstag elections, July 31, 1932 – NSDAP gets 230 seats and becomes the strongest party in Reichstag. • November elections – first loss of seats. NSDAP gets 196 seats, but remains the strongest party in Reichstag. • Hindenburg’s dilemma. • Hindenburg’s decision to appoint Hitler on Chancellor’s post.

  2. Hitler’s Appointment as a Chancellor of Germany • Alfred Hugenberg’s – leader of Nationalist Party of Germany – hopes. • Just two members of NSDAP – Wilhelm Frick and Hermann Göring - in cabinet. • Hitler’s plans for the new elections. • The Reichstag fire case – Marinus van der Lubbe – Dutch communist. • Result of elections – NSDAP – 288 seats, Nationalists, Center and Social Democratic Party – 245, Communists – 81, but the were not allowed to enter Reichstag.

  3. Performing “Legal Revolution” • The Enabling Act – March 23, 1933. Reichstag in off-side position. Chancellor gets the most power in Germany. • The ban on Social Democrats. • Resign of Hugenberg, June 27, 1933. • July 14, 1933 Decrees – NSDAP the sole legal party in Germany.

  4. The Night of Long Knives – June 30, 1934 • Clashes inside NSDAP – the Röhm affair. • Preparing to the purge – SA on vacation. • The Night of Long Knives – Röhm, Gregor Strasser and many others executed during the night. The death toll – more than 1400 people. • Göring’s instruction – July 2, 1934 – “Burn all documents concerning the action of the past two days”.

  5. First Steps at the International Scene • First try of Anschluss. • Putsch in Vienna – July 25, 1934. Nazis taking the Chancellery. Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss killed. • Hitler’s preparations to enter Austria. • Mussolini’s preparations to fight against Anschluss. 5 divisions at the Austrian Border. • The Failure of putsch. Hitler’s retreat.

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