The Nazi Rise to Power

The Nazi Rise to Power The National Socialist German Workers' Party almost died one morning in 1919. It numbered only a few dozen grumblers' it had no organization and no political ideas. But many among the middle class admired the Nazis' muscular opposition to the Social Democrats. And the Nazis themes of patriotism and militarism drew highly emotional responses from people who could not forget Germany's pre-war imperial grandeur. In the national elections of September 1930, the …

…hrer immediate returns. The dying President of the Reich, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, congratulated Hitler on crushing the troublesome SA, and the Army generals concluding that Hitler was now their pawn, swore a personal loyalty oath to him. With Hitler holding the positions of President and Chancellor, he now held ultimate power in Germany, controlling: · The Nazi Party · The Government · The Police · The Armed Forces · The Church · The Media · Law · Education · Finance · Labour · Industry