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“Bloody Sunday” riots in Berlin lead to the death of one Communist and injuries to hundreds of other citizens, including Jews. Political demonstrations are banned within Germany. The motto of the paper is “The Jews are our misfortune.” February 2 The weekly publication Der Stürmer, devoted primarily to antisemitic propaganda and promoting hatred against the Jews, published since 1923 as the organ of the Nazi Party, becomes the official organ of the party in power. Judische Jugenhilfe established in Berlin.

The Nazis refer to this as Machtergreifung (“Seizure of power”). Franz von Papen is named vice-chancellor. German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Reichskanzler (German Chancellor). German Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher resigns. Hitler and former Prime Minister Franz von Papen meet secretly to discuss Hitler’s future in the German government. January | February | March | April | May | June | JulyĪugust | September | October | November | DecemberĪ pastoral letter of Austrian Bishop Gfollner of Linz states that it is the duty of all Catholics to adopt a “moral form of antisemitism.” January 4 Social Democrats received 21 percent, Communists 15 percent, Catholic Center 12 percent, numerous other parties combined 14 percent. German national elections for delegates to the Reichstag (Parliament) result in the Nazi Party attaining 230 seats or 38 percent. Hitler increases his popular vote to 36.8 percent. Since German law requires a basic majority for the election of a president, a re­run presidential election is held in which incumbent president Hindenburg wins with 53 percent of the vote.

The incumbent president, Field Marshall Hindenburg, receives 49.6 percent. Presidential election under Weimar Republic in Germany gives 30.1 percent of the vote to Adolf Hitler, head of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party- Nazi Party). The Holocaust was the systematic extermination and ethnic cleansing of six million European Jews and millions of others non-aryans.

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