German Government and Administrative Restructuring under Nazism (1933–1945)

1. Reichstag Fire Decree suspends civil liberties

   Feb 28, 1933Labels: Reichstag Fire, Paul von

   • USHMM
   • Britannica

2. Enabling Act empowers cabinet lawmaking

   Mar 23, 1933Labels: Enabling Act, Reich Cabinet

   • USHMM
   • Britannica

3. First Gleichschaltung law reshapes state parliaments

   Mar 31, 1933Labels: First Gleichschaltung, State Parliaments

   • Gleichschaltung

4. Second Gleichschaltung law creates Reich governors

   Apr 7, 1933Labels: Second Gleichschaltung, Reichsstatthalter

   • Gleichschaltung
   • Reichsstatthalter

5. Civil Service Law purges and politicizes bureaucracy

   Apr 7, 1933Labels: Civil Service, Bureaucracy

   • USHMM
   • Berkeley Lawcat

6. Law Against New Parties establishes one-party state

   Jul 14, 1933Labels: Law Against, NSDAP

   • Law Parties

7. Unity of Party and State law formalizes party role

   Dec 1, 1933Labels: Unity of, Nazi Party

   • Unity Law

8. Reconstruction of the Reich ends German federalism

   Jan 30, 1934Labels: Reconstruction of, Reich Interior

   • Reconstruction
   • Reichsstatthalter

9. Abolition of the Reichsrat removes states’ national role

   Feb 14, 1934Labels: Abolition of, Reichsrat

   • Reichsrat Law
   • Berkeley Lawcat

10. Head of State law merges presidency and chancellorship

    Aug 1, 1934Labels: Head of, Presidency-Chancellorship

    • Head State

11. Nuremberg Laws redefine citizenship under racial criteria

    Sep 15, 1935Labels: Nuremberg Laws, Reich Citizenship

    • Britannica
    • USHMM

12. Austria annexed via “Reunification” law

    Mar 13, 1938Labels: Reunification Law, Anschluss

    • Nuremberg Media
    • Britannica

13. Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia established

    Mar 16, 1939Labels: Protectorate of, Reich Protector

    • Protectorate
    • Archontology

14. Allied Control Council repeals core Nazi legal framework

    Sep 20, 1945Labels: Allied Control, Control Council

    • CC Law 1