On 23 March 1933, the German Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, a sweeping law that granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers, effectively dismantling the Weimar Republic’s democracy.
Passed under intense Nazi pressure and signed into law by President Paul von Hindenburg the same day, the act allowed Hitler to rule by decree without parliamentary approval.
With this legal foundation, the Nazis swiftly suppressed opposition, banned political parties, and laid the groundwork for totalitarian rule.
The Enabling Act marked a turning point in history, ushering in a regime that would plunge the world into war and unprecedented atrocities.
