Alliance Adolf Hitler and Franz von Papen
Meets Papen at von Schroeders home. It is agreed Papen will ask Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor
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1933 in Germany
Explore 333 historical events and records for Germany in 1933.
Historical records for Germany in 1933
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January
Government
Hitler & Papen meet in the House of the banker Schroder to form a joint Government
NSDAP
Meets Papen at von Schroeders home. It is agreed Papen will ask Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor
Reichstag
Meets Hitler at von Schroeders home. It is agreed Papen will ask Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor
Election
Gains the support of Oscar von Hindenburg who agrees to appoint Hitler Chancellor
Appointment of Hitler
Appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor at the head of a Nazi DNVP coalition, ending the last Weimar attempt to contain the Nazi movement through conservative cabinet politics.
Appointment of Hitler
Becomes Chancellor after Hindenburg appoints him to lead a coalition cabinet with Nazi and German Nationalist ministers.
Cabinet Appointment
Enters Hitler's first cabinet as Reich Interior Minister, giving the Nazis direct influence over internal administration and police policy.
Cabinet Appointment
Receives a cabinet post and gains increasing authority in Prussia, allowing Nazi control over Germany's largest police apparatus.
Cabinet Appointment
Represents the German Nationalist coalition partners in Hitler's first cabinet as Minister of Economics and Agriculture.
Coalition Government
Joins Hitler's cabinet as Vice Chancellor, believing conservative ministers can control the new Chancellor from inside the Government.
Constitution of Germany
Hindenburg asks Hitler to form a Government
Constitution of Germany
The "National Revolution" is followed by a "Lawful Revolution". The Government rules by Presidential decree as a coalition of "National accord"
Election
Calls for a Rechstag election for 5th March
Government
As Vice Chancellor believes he can contain Hitler & use him to gain supreme power
Minister of Communication
Appointed Minister of Communications
Minister of Economics
Appointed Minister of Economics
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Minister of Justice
Appointed Minister of Justice
Minister of Labour
Appointed Minister of Labour
Minister President
Appointed Minister President for Prussia
Rubber Lion
Blomberg becomes one of Hitler's most devoted followers, and as such is nicknamed "Rubber Lion" by some of his critics in the army who were less than enthusiastic about Hitler
Secretary of State for Defence
Blomberg becomes one of Hitler's most devoted followers, and as such is nicknamed "Rubber Lion" by some of his critics in the army who were less than enthusiastic about Hitler. Appointed Minister of Defence
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Vice Chancellor
Appointed Vice Chancellor
Dissolution
Dissolves the Reichstag & calls an election
Election
Dissolves the Reichstag & calls an election
Harzburg Coalition
Asked by Hindenburg to head a Harzburg coalition of the NSDAP & Hugenberg Nationalists
President of Germany
Appoints Hitler as Chancellor
February
Angriff, Der
Der Angriff appears as the "Daily Newspaper of the German Labor Front" from the Eher Press, with Goebbels remaining publisher
Colonel
Appointed Colonel
Dissolution of Reichstag
Dissolves the Reichstag after Hitler requests a new election intended to strengthen the Nazi-led coalition.
Election Campaign
Uses the new Reichstag election campaign to present the Nazi movement as the force of national renewal and anti-communist order.
Conference of Disarmament
A 2nd internalional conference on disarmament ends without results, It tries to limit the army sizes of the major powers, while Germany is entitled to 200,000, Germany leaves the conference because a plan postpones the limitations for 4 years
Constitution of Germany
Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people"
Decree
Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people"
Decree for Protection of German People
Signs a decree restricting press freedom and public meetings, giving the Government more power over election campaigning.
State of Emergency
Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people"
Alliance Adolf Hitler
Business leaders meet at the Presidents Palace & agree to financially support Hitler
Election
Helps agree to an election fund of 3 million Reichsmarks from leading industrialists. Business leaders meet at Goerings Presidents Palace & agree to finance Hitler
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