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Upon Hindenburg's death in 1934 Hitler de facto assumed the presidency, which he combined with the chancellorship to become the Führer und Reichskanzler. Therefore, the 1932 election was the last presidential election in Germany until 1949 (by which point the country was divided into West Germany and East Germany). It remains, until today, the ...
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 later initiated a purge of these elements and reaffirmed the Nazi Party's pro-business stance. Hitler became the party's leader in 1921, and by 1922 his control over it was unchallenged. In 1923, he attempted a coup in Bavaria, known as the Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler was arrested and put on trial, which garnered him national fame.
Since 1929, Germany had been suffering from the Great Depression; unemployment had risen from 8.5% to nearly 30% between 1929 and 1932, [2] while industrial production dropped by around 42%. [2] Over 6 million people were unemployed in 1932, and 40% of organized labour was unemployed or working reduced hours in summer 1932. [3]
Since Schleicher's ineffective rule was growing increasingly unpopular among German elites, Papen convinced Hindenburg to dismiss him and appoint Hitler as Chancellor on 30 January 1933, with a cabinet composed of NSDAP and DNVP politicians; the new government lacked a majority in the Reichstag, so a snap election was called and scheduled for ...
1932: Berlin: In the Sportpalast. [16] 22 April: 1932: Berlin: In the Sportpalast. [16] 20 July: 1932 (publication date) Munich (publication place) Franz Eher Nachfolger published Hitler's first phonograph recording titled Hitlers Appell an die Nation ("Hitler's Appeal to the Nation") as propaganda for the German federal election on 31 July ...
Hitler über Deutschland (English: Hitler over Germany) was the name of a campaign stunt and film for Hitler's run in the 1932 German presidential election. During this tour Hitler would visit as many as five cities in one day, addressing rallies of tens of thousands of people.
Hitler concluded by saying that it would be "the last election” and if he did not win, he would stay in power “by other means… with other weapons.” [8] After Hitler's speech, Krupp expressed thanks to the participants and put special emphasis on the commitment to private property and to the nation's defense capabilities. Hitler then ...