Reichstag of Nazi Germany

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The Reichstag of Nazi Germany was the rubber-stamp parliament of the Third Reich that formally legitimized Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial policies and racist legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
alsoKnownAs German Reichstag (1933–1945)
Reichstag of the Third Reich
characteristic dominated by Nazi Party deputies
lacked genuine legislative power
no effective opposition parties
controlledBy Nazi Party leadership
country Germany
democraticStatus not democratically elected after 1933
dissolutionReason defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
dominantParty National Socialist German Workers' Party
linked to: Nazi Party
endTime 1945
function formal approval of government legislation
legitimization of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial policies
legitimization of racist and antisemitic legislation
governingIdeology Nazism
historicalContext Holocaust
World War II
ideologyComponent antisemitism
racism
totalitarianism
languageUsed German
legalBasis Enabling Act of 1933
location Berlin
meetsAfter Reichstag fire of 1933
linked to: Reichstag fire
meetsIn Kroll Opera House
meetsInPlaceOf Reichstag building in Berlin
linked to: Reichstag building
oversight had no real control over the executive
passed Enabling Act of 1933
politicalSystem one-party state
predecessor Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
roleIn consolidation of Nazi one-party rule
establishment of Hitler’s dictatorship
legalization of persecution of Jews
legalization of political repression
shortDescription rubber-stamp parliament of Nazi Germany
startTime 1933
state Nazi Germany
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Nazi government
successor Parliamentary Council of West Germany
linked to: Bundestag

Volkskammer of East Germany
timePeriod Third Reich
typeOfLegislature authoritarian legislature
votingPattern almost unanimous approval of government bills

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Nuremberg Laws enactedBy Reichstag of Nazi Germany
subject linked to: NurembergLaws
Enabling Act of 1933 legislativeBody Reichstag
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Bundestag precededBy Reichstag (German Empire and Weimar Republic)
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Gleichschaltung affects Reichstag
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Heinrich Himmler memberOf Reichstag
subject linked to: HeinrichHimmler
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Reichstag of Nazi Germany alsoKnownAs Reichstag of the Third Reich
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Reichstag of Nazi Germany alsoKnownAs German Reichstag (1933–1945)
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Wilhelm Keppler memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich legislativeBody Reichstag
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich legislativeBody Reichstag
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Cabinet of Adolf Hitler legislativeBody Reichstag
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic followedBy Reichstag under Nazi Germany
linked to: Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Kroll Opera House usedAsSeatOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Konrad Henlein memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Wilhelm Brückner memberOf Reichstag of Nazi Germany