Reform of Government
A law is passed "for the prevention of the propogation of hereditary illness"
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1933 in Germany — Page 6
Explore 333 historical events and records for Germany in 1933.
Historical records for Germany in 1933
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July
Sterilization Law
Sponsors hereditary health legislation authorising compulsory sterilisation under Nazi racial and eugenic policy.
Pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy
A pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy is signed
Concordat
The Catholic Church agrees not to become involved in Germany if Catholicism is allowed
Concordat
The concordat is formally signed
Reich Concordat
Signs the Reich Concordat with Cardinal Pacelli, regulating relations between Nazi Germany and the Holy See.
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Die Juden
Publication of "Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance"). Publication of "Die Juden" ("The Jews")
Die Juden" ("The Jews")
Publication of "Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance"). Publication of "Die Juden" ("The Jews")
Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz
Publication of "Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance"). Publication of "Die Juden" ("The Jews")
Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance")
Publication of "Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance"). Publication of "Die Juden" ("The Jews")
Reichstag Fire
Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgi Dimitrov, Blagoi Popov, and Vassil Tanev are indicted on charges of setting the Reichstag on fire
The Fight against high finance
Publication of "Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance"). Publication of "Die Juden" ("The Jews")
The Jews
Publication of "Kampf gegen die Hochfinanz" ("The Fight against high finance"). Publication of "Die Juden" ("The Jews")
Trial
Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgi Dimitrov, Blagoi Popov, and Vassil Tanev are indicted on charges of setting the Reichstag on fire
Under Secretary
Appointed under-secretary at the Ministry of Economics, disappointing Feder who had hoped for a much higher position
August
SOS Iceberg
Directs SOS Eisberg, a German adventure film shot in Greenland.
September
Reich Chamber of Culture
Establishes the Reich Chamber of Culture to control writers, artists, musicians, theatre, press, radio and film.
Hereditary Farm Law
Promotes the Reich Hereditary Farm Law, tying Nazi rural policy to race, landholding and peasant ideology.
Bishop
Appointed Bishop of the Reich
Chamber of Culture
The Reichs Chamber of Culture is founded under the new Minister of Propaganda
Chamber of Culture
The Reichs Chamber of Culture is founded under the new Minister of Propaganda
Chancellor
Ludwig Muller is appointed Bishop of the Reich
Concordat
Ludwig Muller becomes Bishop of the Reich
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH)
The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (SS-LAH) becomes Adolf Hitler's personal Bodyguard Regiment ("Leibstandarte" being the German word for "bodyguard")
Reform of Government
The Reichs Chamber of Culture is founded under the new Minister of Propaganda. All manuscripts need to be submitted to the ministry before publication
October
Adjutant
Appointed Adjutant General
Major
Transferred into the air force, at that time a defensive force
Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel
Jodl is promoted to Lieutenant Colonel while serving in the Truppenamt.
SDP
Founds & leads new German Nationalist political Party in Czech
Disarmament Conference
Withdraws Germany from disarmament talks and the League.
League of Nations
Announces Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations and the Geneva Disarmament Conference.
League of Nations
Germany leaves the League of Nations, because it cannot fully rearm
League of Nations
Advises Hitler to withdraw from the League of Nations
League of Nations
Handles the diplomatic consequences as Germany leaves the League of Nations and the disarmament negotiations.
Major
Appointed Major
November
Freikorps
Freikorps leaders symbolically gave their old Battle flags to Hitler's Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel in a huge ceremony
One Party Election
Holds a one-party Reichstag election and referendum after opposition parties have been destroyed or forced to dissolve.
Referendum
Directs propaganda for the referendum endorsing withdrawal from the League of Nations and the one-party Reichstag election.
Prussian Police
Consolidates his control of the Prussian police apparatus after months of emergency arrests and political repression.
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