Germany Election Of 1933

This would be the last presidential election in what would become west germany until 1949.

Germany election of 1933. Federal elections were held in germany on 14 september 1930. Germany germany the third reich 1933 45. 15 march hitler proclaims the third reich.

In the 14 years after the treaty of versailles 20 separate government coalitions revealed the weaknesses of democracy as a system. When hitler finally became chancellor on january 30 1933 it was not on the crest of a wave of popular support but as the result of backroom political intrigue by schleicher papen and the president s son oskar von hindenburg. Von hindenburg gave in and appointed hitler chancellor.

All opposition parties had been banned by this time and voters were presented with a single list containing nazis and 22 non party guests of the nazi party. Federal elections were held in germany on 5 march 1933 after the nazi seizure of power on 30 january and just six days after the reichstag fire. They were the first since the nazi party seized complete power with the passage of the enabling act in march.

Parliamentary elections in germany took place on 12 november 1933. Federal elections were held in germany on 31 july 1932 following the premature dissolution of the reichstag. Upon hindenburg s death in 1934 hitler de facto assumed the presidency which he combined with the chancellorship to become the führer und reichskanzler.

12 march hindenburg bans the flag of the republic and orders the imperial and nazi flag to fly side by side. 30 january 1933 was the day. It is like a dream.

National socialists gain 43 9 of the votes. The best the national socialist german workers party nsdap could do in a election was 37 3 per cent of the vote they gained in july 1932. Nazi stormtroopers had unleashed a widespread campaign of violence against the communist party left wingers trade unionists the social democratic party of germany and the centre party.