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On 19 August 1934 voters were asked the question: [24] The office of the national president is united with that of the national chancellor. In consequence, the former powers of the national president pass to the leader and national chancellor, Adolf Hitler. He appoints his deputy.
2 August — President Paul von Hindenburg dies and Adolf Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany, becoming head of state as well as Chancellor. 19 August — German voters retroactively endorse Hitler's assumption of the powers of head of state in a referendum, with 89.9% in favor; Hitler effectively becomes the absolute dictator of Germany ...
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.
Hitler's rise to power was completed in August 1934 when, after Hindenburg's death, Hitler merged the chancellery with the presidency into the title of Führer ("leader"). Hitler's rise to power was aided by his willingness to use violence in advancing his political objectives and to recruit party members willing to do the same.
The Night of the Long Knives (German: Nacht der langen Messer, pronounced [ˈnaxt deːɐ ˈlaŋən ˈmɛsɐ] ⓘ), also called the Röhm purge or Operation Hummingbird (German: Unternehmen Kolibri), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, urged on by Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler ...
The Law Concerning the Head of State of the German Reich (German: Gesetz über das Staatsoberhaupt des Deutschen Reichs) was a statute enacted by the government of Nazi Germany on 1 August 1934 that consolidated the positions of Reich President and Reich Chancellor in the person of Adolf Hitler.
The 30 January 1934, session of the Reichstag, on the first anniversary of Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor, began with a long speech by Hitler. The proposed law was then introduced, advanced through three readings in under five minutes by Reichstag President Hermann Göring and adopted without any debate or dissenting votes.
Adolf Hitler (from August 1934 to April 1945) Reichskanzler: Adolf Hitler: No. of ministers: 41: Status in legislature: Großdeutscher Reichstag (until 1934, then used for meeting purposes) History; Elections • March 1933 (8th Reichstag) • November 1933 (9th Reichstag) • 1934 referendum (merger of the positions of Chancellor and President)