Reichstag Fire Decree

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The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency order issued by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1933 that suspended key civil liberties in Germany and enabled the Nazi regime’s subsequent dictatorship.

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instanceOf constitutional decree
emergency decree
historical event
legal instrument
allowedMeasure arbitrary arrest
censorship of publications
confiscation of property
house searches without warrants
preventive detention without trial
suppression of political organizations
alsoKnownAs Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State
Reichstag Fire Decree of 28 February 1933
country Germany
dateEnacted 1933-02-28
dateSigned 1933-02-28
follows Reichstag fire
governmentTypeContext Weimar Republic transitioning to Nazi dictatorship
historicalSignificance foundation for later Nazi repression and terror state
key step in dismantling democracy in Germany
issuer Office of the President of the Weimar Republic
language German
legalBasis Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
locationSigned Berlin
politicalEffect enabled establishment of a one-party dictatorship
expanded powers of the executive branch
facilitated Nazi consolidation of power
undermined the Weimar Constitution
weakened the Reichstag
reason alleged communist insurrection after the Reichstag fire
signatory Paul von Hindenburg
supportedBy Adolf Hitler
National Socialist German Workers' Party
linked to: Nazi Party
suspendedRight freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of expression
freedom of the press
habeas corpus protections
privacy of postal communications
privacy of telegraphic communications
privacy of telephonic communications
protection against unlawful searches
protection against unlawful seizures
targetedGroup Communist Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
other political opponents of the Nazi Party
temporalScope remained formally in force throughout the Nazi regime
usedFor intimidation of political opposition
mass arrests of communists
suppression of civil society

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Enabling Act of 1933 precededBy Reichstag Fire Decree
Gleichschaltung legalInstrument Reichstag Fire Decree
Reichstag fire aftermath Reichstag Fire Decree
Third Reich notableEvent Reichstag Fire Decree
Reich government usedLegalInstrument Reichstag Fire Decree
Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich alsoKnownAs Ermächtigungsgesetz
linked to: Reichstag Fire Decree
Reichstag Fire Decree alsoKnownAs Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State
linked to: Reichstag Fire Decree
Reichstag Fire Decree alsoKnownAs Reichstag Fire Decree of 28 February 1933
linked to: Reichstag Fire Decree
Weimar Constitution suspendedDeFactoBy Reichstag Fire Decree
Marinus van der Lubbe usedAsPretextFor Reichstag Fire Decree
Nazi seizure of power hasPart Reichstag Fire Decree
Nazi seizure of power significantEvent 28 February 1933 Reichstag Fire Decree
linked to: Reichstag Fire Decree
Nazi seizure of power legalBasis Reichstag Fire Decree
Machtergreifung hasKeyEvent Reichstag Fire Decree
Reichstag Fire Decree officialName Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State
subject linked to: Machtergreifung
linked to: Reichstag Fire Decree
Generalstaatskommissar in Bavaria relatedTo Weimar Republic emergency powers
linked to: Reichstag Fire Decree
Article 48 influenced Reichstag Fire Decree