Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

The Reichstag in the era of National Socialism was a sham parliament of 1933 to 1945. Due to the lack of de facto decision-making authority, and the singing of the national anthem, it was sometimes derisively called "the most expensive glee club of Germany."

After the first general election in the time of National Socialism, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act on March 24, 1933. He came in fact from its legislative powers to the national government (Cabinet Hitler). As of July of the same year, the NSDAP was the only group. Reichstag president was Hermann Goering. With the Anschluss, it was renamed in 1938 in Great German Reichstag.

1933

• March 5: Reichstag election ( last election, participated in the more than one party )
• NOVEMBER 12: Reichstag election and referendum ( vote on all completed Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations )

1936

• MARCH 29: Reichstag election and referendum ( vote on already taken occupation of the Rhineland )

1938

In elections from November 1933 respectively was only the Nazi party for election. All other parties had been banned in the previous legislative period until July 1933 or had resolved their dissolution. The judgment given by the Reich Government on July 14, 1933 law against the formation of new parties sealed the one-party state.

For these three elections were each placed a single list ( cf. Reich nomination ) on which some guests as designated non-party as a candidate. As in the referenda there was only the possibility of agreement or disagreement.

On January 25, 1943 Hitler extended the term of the Reichstag by a law to January 30, 1947. Was thus avoided having to hold elections during the war. By the war's outcome no longer was a further ballot.

Growth of the number of seats

Pursuant to the provisions of the Weimar electoral law, a seat has been granted for each 60,000 votes cast. Since the turnout was very high, but also because of the new to the realm belonging to those regions, the Parliament adopted significantly greater proportions than at the beginning of 1933 there were 857 Last deputies.; Adolf Hitler himself was present No. 433, elected to the Reichstag constituency 24 (Upper Bavaria Swabia ).

Meetings

As a result of the arson attack in February 1933, the Reichstag building was unusable. Therefore, the projection room of the opposite Kroll Opera House was converted into a meeting room. After moving the Reichstag meetings were held there.

After enabling act of parliament took another nineteen times together. In these meetings, only 7 laws were passed - over 986 laws that were decided on the basis of powers of the Enabling Act by the Government alone. Two of these concerned the extension of each limited to four years enabling law. The remaining five were:

• The Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich from the January 30, 1934
• The kingdom flag law
• The Reich Citizenship Law and
• The law to the reunification of Danzig with the German Reich from 1 September 1939.

The Reichstag convened for the last time on 26 April 1942. The unanimous decision adopted picked up the last remnants of the privileges of officials and made the "leader" in addition to the last final decision-making authority.