1934 ⟶ Wehrmacht Swears Oath of Loyalty to Hitler

Members of the Wehrmacht begin swearing a personal oath of l...
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1934
1944

📜 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

📜 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 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

👴 Hitler Orders Volkssturm Call-Up

Hitler orders a call-up of all remaining men from 16 to 60 for Home Guard duties in the Volkssturm Militia.⟶
Hitler Orders Volkssturm Call-Up (1944)
GermanyVolkssturmMilitaryHome GuardTotal WarCivilian ArmyWorld War IIHitler