The move by Hitler effectively merged the offices of both the President and Chancellor into one role, and therefore completed what the Nazis referred to as Gleichschaltung (or ‘Co-ordination’) by establishing Hitler as both Germany’s head of state and head of government.
The landing ropes were dropped at 7.21pm, and shortly afterwards the Hindenburg was engulfed by flames.
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg.
On the 2nd August 1934, the 86 year old German Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg died of lung cancer and Adolf Hitler became both the Führer and Reich Chancellor of the German People.
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