Chancellor Hitler meeting President Hindenburg
On 17 November 1932, Hindenburg offered the Chancellorship to Hitler, who turned it down because the President would not grant him full powers. The following year, aware of a decline in popularity of his Nazi Party, Hitler accepted and on 31 January 1933, became Chancellor of a collaboration government. It was the beginning of the end for democratic government in Germany. Hindenburg had only another year to live, and during that time Hitler took great pains to see that his public attitude towards the ageing President was deferential
Picture No
13140231
Media ID
45806799
Size
3514px x 4961px
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Credit
(c) Holts Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
Postcard,Pub. Hoffmann. No. 379
Date
1933
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Accepted Ageing Attitude Aware Chancellorship Collaboration Decline Deferential Hindenburg Offered Pains Popularity
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