Within a year of his becoming dictator Hitler took away all civil rights of the people, press, radio and educational institutions. Secret police named Gestapo was set up that spread its dreadful net throughout the country. The very name ‘Gestapo’ made the people shiver. Anyone criticizing Hitler was shot dead or tortured to death.In 1933 […]
President Hindenberg didn’t suspect the intentions of Hitler who was covertly planning to become total dictator. He wanted total authority and powers to repair the damages suffered by Germany. His dream was to make German nation mightiest power on the earth.So, he cunningly made President Hindenberg sign the order dissolving the Reichstage. The preparations for
Meanwhile, Hitler toured the country winning over masses to gain clear majority. Storm Troops wanted him and only him to become the Chancellor. They were ready to fight a bloody war for it.Fonn Schlicher tried to buy the support of Hitler but failed. The political situation continued to deteriorate. Hitler asked Storm Troops to be
After the ‘Versai Treaty’ Hitler had formed his own army with the soldiers retrenched from the army. He expanded his army ‘Storm Troops’ by recruiting the unemployed youth. His parallel army was strong enough to challenge the official army.The government did not want any clash with Hitler. So, it did not dare to outlaw the
The First World War led to worldwide economic recession. All the countries suffered. Germany was the worst hit because of being the loser country and the demoralisation plus demand for war damages.It led to devaluation of the currency. The factories shut down. Unemployment figures rose alarmingly. The people were losing patience. All around there was
The Germans were the people of the battle ravaged land. All through the centuries they had been fighting factional wars, kingdom wars, social and racial wars and continental wars. The wars had become an inevitable fact of their lives. Over the centuries the wars cast the Germans into a race of military mindset. To every
Some of the reasons of the rise of Adolf Hitler on the political firmament were as under :Versai TreatyThis treaty was forced on Germany on 28 June, 1919 in the Paris Peace Meet organised by the Allied Forces specially meant to humiliate Germans and impose back breaking financial penalties on them. It was a foregone
The coming to fore of Nazism in Germany was one of the most significant event of the 20th century. Nazis rose under Hitler’s leadership during the decade of 1920-30 indicating a sea change in the equations of European politics. It was an internal metamorphosis of Germany. Nazi element was there in Germans in dormant form
Gradually Hitler succeeded in establishing himself as the hero and the leader of the masses in whom the people saw their future and hope. It had taken five long years for Hitler to reach there. Now he was confident enough to reveal his plans and programmes to the people. Nazis were holding meetings everywhere.Every address
In the release of Hitler the press had played a big part. Gradually the press was turning pro-Hitler. It declared Hitler innocent and kept constant pressure on Bavarian government to reconsider the sentence to Hitler. The people were also with Hitler. For the masses he was a hero.But in his absence his party had suffered
Hitler and his supporters were arrested for trying to overthrow the Republican Government of German Reich. They were produced in Munich court on 26 February, 1924. The trial lasted for 24 days. Hitler was sentenced to five years in jail to be kept in Landsberg Amlek Fort.Before the judge Hitler admitted trying to overthrow the
Hitler’s party was now well entrenched. Its roots had gone deep into the public mind. The party’s head- quarter was at Munich, the capital of Bavaria state.On 12 September, 1923 Hitler made a scathing attack on the government. On 25th September, he held a meeting with his confidants and decided that the party needed to
Versai treaty resulted in another fall out. Due to the cut in army lacs of soldiers became jobless. As a result they began to take part in politics. They were naturally to go to Adolf Hitler, the ex-Lance Corporal of German army.In compliance with the condition of the treaty two military organisations of Germany namely
Hitler knew the fundamental truth that the real power of the nation lay in its masses and not in the intelligentsia. The intellectuals never agree on anything. They are habitual diagreers and the pullers of one another’s legs. So, he did not present his clear agenda and future plans before the people. He thought that
Hitler’s oratory skills had won the admiration of his military superiors. They now treated him with great respect.One day the superiors ordered Hitler to keep an eye on the activities of a political group called German Labour Party and prepare a report. A few days later the party was to hold a meeting where the