Third Reich Day by Day: June 1933

The Nazis gained power via the ballot box, and some political dealings. But once in power Hitler quickly consolidated his control over the German state. New laws were introduced giving him dictatorial power, their passage made easier by the Reichstag fire in February. From then on, Nazi Germany became a centrally controlled totalitarian regime.

1 June

Germany, Legal

The leader of German women in Nazi Germany: Gertrud Scholtz-Klink. Women had little influence in the Third Reich.
The leader of German women in Nazi Germany: Gertrud Scholtz-Klink. Women had little influence in the Third Reich.

First Law for the Reduction of Unemployment.

9 June

Germany, Legal

Law on Payments Abroad.

12 June

Germany, Legal

Law on Betraying the German Economy; notification of assets abroad.

14 June

Germany, Legal

Law on the New Formation of the German Peasantry.

22 June

Germany, Legal

Decree dissolving political parties: the Social Democrats.

27 June

Germany, Legal

Decrees dissolving political parties: DNVP.

28 June

Germany, Legal

Decrees dissolving political parties: State Party. Theodor Eicke becomes Commandant of Dachau. He is brutal and dedicated to ensuring that the “enemies of Germany” are securely held in the camp.