Hitler as young man, illustrating event-hitler-chancellor

Adolf Hitler in early 1920s Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain.

Historical event

Hitler Appointed Chancellor

30 January 1933

Berlin, Germany

President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor after conservative elites negotiated a Nazi-led cabinet.

Overview

President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor after conservative elites negotiated a Nazi-led cabinet. Its causes, participants and consequences connect this record to the wider Nazi Germany guide, where the event is placed in chronology rather than treated as an isolated date.

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