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Provisional And Second Law On The Gleichschaltung Of The Länder And The Reich
The Provisional and Second Law on the ''Gleichschaltung'' of the ''Länder'' and the ''Reich'' (German: Vorläufiges Gesetz und Zweites Gesetz zur Gleichschaltung der Länder mit dem Reich) were a set of two laws which granted dictatorial powers to the state governments of the German ''Länder'' based on the election results of the March 1933 German federal election rather than the most recent local elections that had occurred within those states. The local '' Landtage'' (state diets) were dissolved by the Provisional (First) Law, while the Second Law established a Reichsstatthalter for the different ''Länder'' which had dictatorial powers through an Enabling Act similar to the one passed by the Reichstag on 23 March 1933. Adolf Hitler assumed these same dictatorial powers in the Free State of Prussia by being ex officio Reichskommissar of Prussia through his position as Chancellor of Germany. All Reichsstatthalter could name a cabinet and dissolve the Landtag of their state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler Cabinet
The Hitler cabinet was the government of Nazi Germany between 30 January 1933 and 30 April 1945 upon the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of the German Reich by president Paul von Hindenburg. It was originally contrived by the national conservative politician Franz von Papen, who reserved the office of the Vice-Chancellor for himself. Originally, Hitler's first cabinet was called the Reich Cabinet of National Salvation, which was a coalition of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and the national conservative German National People's Party (DNVP). History In brokering the appointment of Hitler as Reich Chancellor, Papen had sought to control Hitler by limiting the number of Nazi ministers in the cabinet; initially Hermann Göring (without portfolio) and Wilhelm Frick (Interior) were the only Nazi ministers. Further, Alfred Hugenberg, the head of the DNVP, was enticed into joining the cabinet by being given the Economic and Agricultural portfolios for both the Reich and Prussia, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |