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German Nazi politician Joseph Goebbels (1897 - 1945) listens to Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) making election speech in 1932. Credit - Keystone-Getty Images
Hitler also thought democracy was nothing more than a preliminary stage of Bolshevism. [ 132 ] Hitler believed in the leader principle (hence his title, the Leader, der Führer ) and considered it ludicrous that an idea of governance or morality could be held by the people above the power of the leader.
Adolf Hitler [a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, [c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.
This speech marked Hitler's second appearance before the Reichstag after the Day of Potsdam and led to a parliamentary vote that, for an initial period of four years, suspended the separation of powers outlined in the Weimar Constitution, effectively abolishing democracy in Germany. [1] The Enabling Act came into effect one day later. [1]
In 1942, the Reichstag passed a law giving Hitler power of life and death over every citizen, effectively extending the provisions of the Enabling Act for the duration of the war. [31] At least two, and possibly three, of the penultimate measures Hitler took to consolidate his power in 1934 violated the Enabling Act.
An account with more than 20,000 followers and nearly 4 million views of 12 videos with Hitler speeches, an outline of Hitler and text that states, “Growing up is realizing Who the villain ...
A recent examination of teeth belonging to Adolf Hitler lends significant support to already widely-accepted reports that the dictator took his own life.
Hitler refused to participate in a coalition government unless he was its leader. [20] Under pressure from politicians, industrialists, and the business community, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on 30 January 1933. This event is known as the Machtergreifung ("seizure of power"). [21]