1933Enabling Act Passes, Hitler Becomes Dictator

The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act, making Adolf Hitler d...
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📜 Enabling Act Passes, Hitler Becomes Dictator

The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
Enabling Act Passes, Hitler Becomes Dictator (1933)
Enabling ActdictatorshipNazi regimeHitlerReichstagpolitical powerauthoritarianismGermany

👑 Hitler Becomes Führer of Germany

Upon the death of President Hindenburg, Hitler makes himself Führer of Germany, becoming Head of State as well as Chancellor.
Hitler Becomes Führer of Germany (1934)
HitlerFührerGermanydictatorshippower consolidationHead of StateauthoritarianismNazi Germany

📜 Wehrmacht Swears Oath of Loyalty to Hitler

Members of the Wehrmacht begin swearing a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler instead of to the German constitution.
Wehrmacht Swears Oath of Loyalty to Hitler (1934)
WehrmachtoathHitlermilitaryloyaltyGermanyNazi Germanyauthoritarianism

👑 Hitler Consolidates Power

Hitler assumes a kind of supreme authority over Germany.
HitlerdictatorshipNazi Germanypolitical powerleadershiptotalitarianismFuehrer