30th of January 1933 was a momentous day which the leader of the Nazi party – Adolf Hilter was appointed as the chancellor of the Reichstag, granting him power to rule Germany. However, his stand in Germany was not strong enough. In the March1933 election, NSDAP only won around 43.9% of the German votes . It was not the majority. They still needed NSVDP’s help to control the parliament. Opposition parties, like SPD and KPD, on the other hand, gained the second most votes after NSDAP. Therefore, the election signaled Nazi Germany to consolidate power because oppositions were still strong. More laws in favor to the Nazi must be made but they needed the right time to introduce those laws. On February 27, 1933, a Dutch Communist Marinus van der
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Rudolf Diels, Head of Prussian Political Police on the Reichstag Fire , wrote in his Retrospective Account, 1949, that Marinus van der Kubbe, the arsonist, was a maniac. Diels listened to his confused stories. Van der Kubbe was a loyal communist. The political leaders took his identity as an excuse that the Communists were causing havoc to Germany. However, Van der Kubbe’s voluntary confession had made everything too easy. The next day after the Reichstag Fire, the decree was passed. It seemed that the decree was written way before the fire happened. This may implied that the Nazi was manipulating politics. However, the evidence was not concrete enough. Two days after the March 1933 elections , the new cabinet discussed about new laws and the fate of the arsonist. Hilter demanded Van der Kubbe to be hanged as he had committed high treason and arson attack. Therefore, the cabinet was finding ways to prosecute Van der Kubbe to death and improving the laws. However, the principle of nulla poena sine lege and the law existed only sentenced him to prison and the proposed rule needed the approval of the President of the Reich who was Hinderberg. Hilter went to meet Hinderberg in person to discuss about this issue. Hilter’s action showed that as long as he convinced Hinderberg, new laws could be passed. Hinderberg served as an obstacle for Nazi to consolidate power because Hilter had not obtained the …show more content…
By dehumanized the inmates, Himmler intimidated the public, to consolidate Nazi’s power. In their research of the dynamic relationship between the legal system and the SS concentration camp, Goeschel and Wachasmann mentioned these camps represented “a power struggle between the established institution of the state punishment and its new rival”. Therefore, the camp’s representation to the public was important. It must be seen as morally acceptable but intimidating. After Hilter became chancellor, he reinforced his powers indirectly through propagandas with the aid of previous propagandas which had divided
Rudolf Diels, Head of Prussian Political Police on the Reichstag Fire , wrote in his Retrospective Account, 1949, that Marinus van der Kubbe, the arsonist, was a maniac. Diels listened to his confused stories. Van der Kubbe was a loyal communist. The political leaders took his identity as an excuse that the Communists were causing havoc to Germany. However, Van der Kubbe’s voluntary confession had made everything too easy. The next day after the Reichstag Fire, the decree was passed. It seemed that the decree was written way before the fire happened. This may implied that the Nazi was manipulating politics. However, the evidence was not concrete enough. Two days after the March 1933 elections , the new cabinet discussed about new laws and the fate of the arsonist. Hilter demanded Van der Kubbe to be hanged as he had committed high treason and arson attack. Therefore, the cabinet was finding ways to prosecute Van der Kubbe to death and improving the laws. However, the principle of nulla poena sine lege and the law existed only sentenced him to prison and the proposed rule needed the approval of the President of the Reich who was Hinderberg. Hilter went to meet Hinderberg in person to discuss about this issue. Hilter’s action showed that as long as he convinced Hinderberg, new laws could be passed. Hinderberg served as an obstacle for Nazi to consolidate power because Hilter had not obtained the …show more content…
By dehumanized the inmates, Himmler intimidated the public, to consolidate Nazi’s power. In their research of the dynamic relationship between the legal system and the SS concentration camp, Goeschel and Wachasmann mentioned these camps represented “a power struggle between the established institution of the state punishment and its new rival”. Therefore, the camp’s representation to the public was important. It must be seen as morally acceptable but intimidating. After Hilter became chancellor, he reinforced his powers indirectly through propagandas with the aid of previous propagandas which had divided