Reich Chancellor Hitler planned to use President Hindenburg's death as an opportunity to seize total power in Germany by elevating himself to the position of Führer, or absolute leader, of the German nation and its people. On August 2, 1934, at 9 a.m., the long awaited death of 87 yea...
On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or führer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany. The year 1932 had seen Hitler’s meteoric rise to prominence in Germany, spurred largely by the German people’s...
With the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg, Chancellor Adolf Hitler becomes absolute dictator of Germany under the title of Fuhrer, or “Leader.” The German army took an oath of allegiance to its new commander-in-chief, and the last remnants
In the absence of a majority government, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor in January 1933. As Chancellor, Hitler suspended civil liberties in February after a fire in the Reichstag, of which a communist was accused. Having gained a majority in the Reichstag in March, the Nazi party wer...
With growing nationalism, Hitler’s Nazi Party won 37% of the vote in the 1932 German elections, and he became Chancellor of Germany shortly after. Soon after his appointment, Hitler began installing a fascist government, and eventually became dictator of Germany, modeled after his long-time ...
Note:This election took place only partially free during Hitler’s term as Chancellor of Germany. Brüning Administration and the Great Depression: Heinrich Brüning’s Chancellorship:Heinrich Brüning, a member of the Centre Party, served as the Chancellor of Germany during a challenging period. The...
It was the title of a book Moeller van den Bruck wrote in 1923, ten years before Hitler became Chancellor. Moeller van den Bruck thought that Russia represented the purest form of communism and that the United States represented capitalism, and he rejected both as imperfect paths for the ...
Adolf Hitler was the chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Hitler greatly contributed to the Nazi’s rise to power and also believed all of Germany’s problems were caused by the Jews, resulting in Kristallnacht. The three major events that were the most significant in Hitler’s leadership...
In his last will and testament, Hitler appointed Admiral Karl Donitz as head of state and Goebbels as chancellor. He then retired to his private quarters with Braun, where he and Braun poisoned themselves and their dogs, before Hitler then also shot himself with his service pistol. Hitler and...
. In January 1930, Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany after winning over its people with powerful and moving speeches. From this point forward, it was a goal for both Hitler and his Nazi Party to rid the world of deemed “inferior” groups of people (Holocaust Encyclopedia: Timeline...