Events
- 30 January — Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
- 1 February — Adolf Hitler gives his "Proclamation to the German People" in Berlin.
- 27 February — Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire (see Reichstag fire).
- 28 February — The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in response to the Reichstag fire, nullifying many German civil liberties.
- 1 March - Hundreds are arrested as the Nazis round up their political opponents
- 12 March - Hinderburg bans the flag of the republic and orders the Imperial and Nazi flag to fly side by side
- 5 March — German election, 1933: National Socialists gain 43.9% of the votes.
- 8 March - Nazis occupy the Bavarian state parliament and expel deputies
- 15 March - Hitler proclaims the Third Reich.
- 20 March — Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, is completed (it opens 22 March).
- 23 March — The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
- 26 March - Aur minister Hermann Göring denies that Germany's Jews are in danger.
- 1 April — The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany.
- 7 April — The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service is passed in Germany.
- 21 April — Germany outlaws the kosher ritual shechita.
- 26 April — The Gestapo is established in Germany.
- 27 April — The Stahlhelm organization joins the Nazi party.
- 10 May — The Nazis stage massive public book burnings throughout Germany.
- 26 May — The Nazi Party introduces a law to legalize eugenic sterilization.
- 21 June — All non-Nazi parties are forbidden in Germany.
- 25 June — The Wilmersdorfer Tennishallen delegates convene in Berlin.
- 14 July — Forming new political parties is forbidden in Germany. The Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring is implemented.
- 16 October — Germany announces its intention to officially leave the League of Nations.
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