Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)

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The Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag) was a decisive step in dismantling Germany’s federal democracy, when the Weimar government used emergency powers to depose the elected Prussian state government and centralize authority in Berlin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional crisis ⓘ
coup d’état ⓘ
political event ⓘ
state intervention ⓘ
conflictType federal–central government conflict ⓘ
country Weimar Republic ⓘ
describedAs decisive step in dismantling Germany’s federal democracy ⓘ
followedBy Gleichschaltung of the Länder ⓘ
linked to: Gleichschaltung

Nazi seizure of power ⓘ
governmentOverthrown Prussian coalition government led by SPD ⓘ
hasAlias Preußenschlag ⓘ
Prussian coup ⓘ
hasCause alleged inability of Prussian government to maintain public order ⓘ
conflict between Reich government and Prussian state government ⓘ
political instability in Weimar Republic ⓘ
street violence between Nazis and Communists ⓘ
use of Article 48 emergency powers ⓘ
hasEffect appointment of Reich commissioner for Prussia ⓘ
centralization of power in Berlin ⓘ
dismantling of German federalism ⓘ
erosion of separation of powers between Reich and Länder ⓘ
facilitation of later Nazi Gleichschaltung ⓘ
precedent for authoritarian rule by decree ⓘ
removal of SPD-led Prussian government ⓘ
suspension of Prussian state autonomy ⓘ
transfer of Prussian police authority to Reich government ⓘ
undermining of Social Democratic power base ⓘ
weakening of democratic institutions in Weimar Republic ⓘ
installedOffice Reich Commissioner for Prussia ⓘ
installedPerson Franz von Papen as Reich Commissioner for Prussia ⓘ
legalBasis Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution ⓘ
emergency decree by Reich President Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
location Berlin ⓘ
Free State of Prussia ⓘ
overthrewLeader Carl Severing ⓘ
Otto Braun ⓘ
participant Franz von Papen ⓘ
German National People’s Party ⓘ
National Socialist German Workers’ Party ⓘ
linked to: Nazi Party

Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
Prussian state government ⓘ
Reich government of Franz von Papen ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
pointInTime 20 July 1932 ⓘ
precededBy Brüning chancellorship ⓘ
linked to: Brüning cabinet

Prussian Landtag elections of 1932 ⓘ
significantFor centralization of police power in Germany ⓘ
end of effective Prussian democracy ⓘ
transition from parliamentary to presidential rule in Weimar Republic ⓘ
undermining of federal democracy in Germany ⓘ
timePeriod late Weimar Republic ⓘ

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Prussian Minister President → significantEvent → Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag) ⓘ
Roter Frontkämpferbund → bannedUnderLaw → Weimar emergency decrees ⓘ
linked to: Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)
Otto Braun → eventParticipatedIn → Prussian coup of 1932 ⓘ
linked to: Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)
Weimar Republic politics → notableEvent → Reichsexekution against Saxony and Thuringia ⓘ
linked to: Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)
Free State of Prussia era → significantEvent → Prussian coup of 1932 ⓘ
linked to: Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)
Cabinet of Franz von Papen → significantEvent → Prussian coup d’état of 20 July 1932 ⓘ
linked to: Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)
Prussian coup of 1932 → hasAlias → Prussian coup ⓘ
linked to: Prussian coup of 1932 (Preußenschlag)