Reichstag Fire in 1933, the Reichstag Fire Decree, and Enabling Act of 1933.
The pivotal moment on Adolf Hiltler's way to seize total power in Germany by Jim T. Slaaen The Reichstag Fire Decree and the Enabling Act of 1933 were used in the perceived state of emergency to effectively grant the new Chancellor broad power to act outside parliamentary control. Hitler promptly used these powers to thwart constitutional governance and suspend civil liberties, which brought about the swift collapse of democracy at the federal and state level, and the creation of a one-party dictatorship under his leadership. Shortly after being appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, by the Reichspräsidenten der Weimarer Republik Paul von Hindenburg (* October 2, 1847, † August 2, 1934), Hitler asked the President to dissolve the Reichstag and schedule a new general election. That election was scheduled for March 5, 1933. Hitler hoped the election result would change the composition of the Reichstag in the Nazi Party’s favor. On the night between 27 and 28 Februar