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title: "1933 German Election & Nazi Seizure"
year: 1933
country: "Germany"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1933/1933-german-election"
slug: "1933-german-election"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1933-01-01"
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# 1933 German Election & Nazi Seizure

> Hitler's Nazi Party won the March election, triggering the Enabling Act and transforming Germany into a totalitarian dictatorship within months.

In 1933, Germany held two elections that bookended the Nazi Party's consolidation of total power. The March election gave Adolf Hitler's party a plurality, allowing him to pass the Enabling Act and dismantle democratic checks on his authority. By November, after banning opposition parties, the regime held a plebiscite with 99% support—a near-total absence of choice masquerading as democratic consent.

## Summary

1933 German election may refer to:March 1933 German federal election
November 1933 German parliamentary election

## Sources

- [1933 German election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_German_election) - Wikipedia

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