Adolf Hitler4 February 1933
Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people"
Germany · Government / NSDAP Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people"
Declares a state of emergency
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