Hitler Named Fuhrer: Germany's Plebiscite Approves
The German electorate approved the merger of the chancellor and president offices into the single position of Fuhrer with 89.9% of the vote, granting Adolf Hitler absolute power over the state and military. The plebiscite, held under conditions of intimidation and propaganda, demolished the last constitutional restraints on Nazi dictatorship.
August 19, 1934
92 years ago
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