Hindenburg / Hitler 1933 support pin

[all1knew]

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me what the dates commemorate on this one?

William Kramer

[Gerdan]

30.1.1933 Hitler was appointed Reichskanzler by Reichspräsident Hindenburg

5. 3. 1933 Federal election - NSDAP the largest party.

http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/Kriegs..._0_502527.html

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

Sorry, the link should be this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_...on,_March_1933

Gerdan

[all1knew]

Gerdan,

Right on the money, thank you!

Neat pin.

William Kramer

[Br. James]

Hi William,

These dates commemorate the appointment and swearing-in of Hitler as Chancellor by President von Hindenburg on January 30, 1933, and the national Reichstag election held on March 5th of that year in which Hitler hoped to gain an absolute majority of the electorate...which the NSDAP failed to receive, garnering only about 45%. But this percentage did establish the NSDAP as the largest political party in Germany. This failure limited Hitler's government's legislative latitude, but on March 23rd the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act which granted Hitler's government the ability to pass laws without a parliamentary vote. Hope this is helpful.

Br. James

[all1knew]

Hi William,

These dates commemorate the appointment and swearing-in of Hitler as Chancellor by President von Hindenburg on January 30, 1933, and the national Reichstag election held on March 5th of that year in which Hitler hoped to gain an absolute majority of the electorate...which the NSDAP failed to receive, garnering only about 45%. But this percentage did establish the NSDAP as the largest political party in Germany. This failure limited Hitler's government's legislative latitude, but on March 23rd the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act which granted Hitler's government the ability to pass laws without a parliamentary vote. Hope this is helpful.

Br. James

[all1knew]

Picked up this medal to display with my pinback; I think they look good together!