Josef Dietrich23 March 1933
Represents the armed Nazi presence around Hitler as the Enabling Act is passed under conditions of coercion.
Germany · Government / NSDAP Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Represents the armed Nazi presence around Hitler as the Enabling Act is passed under conditions of coercion.
Supports the Enabling Act as Interior Minister, giving the cabinet authority to override ordinary constitutional safeguards.
Promotes the Enabling Act as a national rescue measure while Nazi propaganda attacks Marxists and parliamentary opposition.
Uses control of Prussian police and auxiliary forces to reinforce Nazi dominance before the Enabling Act vote.
Presides over the Reichstag session in the Kroll Opera House while SA and SS pressure surrounds the vote on the Enabling Act.
Serves as Justice Minister as the Enabling Act enables laws that bypass normal constitutional and parliamentary limits.
Benefits from the emergency atmosphere surrounding the Enabling Act as SS and police power expand under Nazi rule.
Presents the Enabling Act to the Reichstag as a law to remove distress from people and Reich, demanding cabinet power to legislate without Parliament.
Promises that the Government will respect the churches and states, using reassurance to win conservative and Centre Party support for the Enabling Act.
Remains in Hitler's cabinet as the Enabling Act transforms the Government into a dictatorship with legal form.
Supports the Enabling Act from inside the conservative coalition, helping give Hitler dictatorial powers through legal procedure.
Commands SA power that intimidates political opponents during the period in which the Enabling Act is forced through.
Continues as Finance Minister while the Enabling Act transfers legislative authority from Parliament to Hitler's cabinet.
Supports Hitler's cabinet as Labour Minister when the Enabling Act destroys parliamentary checks on legislation.
Uses the Enabling Act after its approval to govern by cabinet law and accelerate the coordination of Germany under Nazi rule.
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