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Hitler Cabinet
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1933–1945 cabinet of Germany
Key facts
- Date formed
- 30 January 1933 ( 1933-01-30 )
- Date dissolved
- 30 April 1945 ( 1945-04-30 ) , (12 years and 3 months)
- President
- Paul von Hindenburg (1933–1934), Adolf Hitler (as Führer , 1934–1945)
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler
- Vice chancellor
- Franz von Papen (1933–1934)
- Member parties
- Nazi Party German National People's Party (Jan–Jun 1933)
- Status in legislature
- Minority ( coalition ) (Jan–Mar 1933) , Majority ( coalition ) (Mar–Jul 1933), One-party state (from Jul 1933)
- Elections
- November 1932 March 1933 November 1933 1936 1938
- Predecessor
- Schleicher cabinet
- Successor
- Goebbels cabinet
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hitler cabinet was the government of Nazi Germany between 30 January 1933 and 30 April 1945 upon the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. It was contrived by the national conservative politician Franz von Papen, who reserved the office of the Vice-Chancellor for himself. Originally, Hitler's first cabinet was called the Reich Cabinet of National Salvation (German: Reichskabinett der nationalen Rettung), which was a coalition of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and the national conservative German National People's Party (DNVP). The Hitler cabinet lasted until his suicide during the defeat of Nazi Germany. Hitler's cabinet was succeeded by the short-lived Goebbels cabinet, with Karl Dönitz appointed by Hitler as the new Reichspräsident.
History
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