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Reichstag Fire and the Rise to Total Power

On March 23, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, the partner piece of legislation to the February 28 Decree for the Protection of People and State. The Enabling Act assigned all legislative power to Hitler and his ministers, thus securing their ability to control the political apparatus. When President Hindenburg died in August 1934, Hitler wrote a new law that combined the offices of president and chancellor. It was sanctioned by a national plebiscite. When the German parliamentary building went up in flames, Hitler harnessed the incident to seize power : It was the canary in the political coal mine a flashpoint event when Adolf Hitler played upon public and political fears to consolidate power, setting the stage for the rise of Nazi Germany. Since then, it’s become a powerful political metaphor. Whenever citizens and politicians feel threatened by executive overreach, the “Reichstag Fire” is referenced as a cautionary tale

How high-ranking Nazi figure Wilhelm Koppe escaped justice | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW

How high-ranking Nazi figure Wilhelm Koppe escaped justice Wilhelm Koppe, who headed the SS and police in Nazi-occupied Poland, lies buried near the German city of Bonn. His grave is often marked by a sign telling of his crimes and his escape from justice. Never convicted!!! : One of the signs placed at Wilhelm Koppe s gravesite Again and again, signs saying Never convicted!!! have been placed at the grave of Wilhelm Koppe in the Rüngsdorf cemetery, near Bonn. The signs reveal his past as a high-ranking Nazi leader in occupied Poland and the fact that he was never held accountable. Cemetery staff usually swiftly remove them.

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