Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933 by President Paul von Hindenburg, marking the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the Nazi dictatorship.
The appointment came after intense political maneuvering and economic instability,. The legal appointment allowed Hitler to rapidly consolidate power, turning Germany into a totalitarian state within months. Following the Reichstag fire in February 1933, the Reichstag Fire Decree was signed, suspending civil liberties. The Enabling Act of 1933 allowed Hitler's cabinet to enact laws without the Reichstag, effectively creating a dictatorship. The first concentration camps were established by mid-March 1933. After Hindenburg's death on August 2, 1934, Hitler merged the offices of President and Chancellor, declaring himself Führer and Reich Chancellor.
