Historian Timothy W. Ryback discusses in an extensive article in The Atlantic how the Nazi ascent transformed the Weimar Republic into a bloody dictatorship, using legal tools originally designed to protect the democratic system
Historian Timothy W. Ryback discusses in an extensive article in The Atlantic how the Nazi ascent transformed the Weimar Republic into a bloody dictatorship, using legal tools originally designed to protect the democratic system
On January 28, 1933, Kurt von Schleicher resigned as Chancellor of Germany and nominated Adolf Hitler as his successor. This decision paved the way for the Nazi regime and changed the course of European history.