2nd August 1934: Hitler declares himself Fuhrer of Germany after Reichsprasident Hindenburg dies of lung cancer

Published: Aug. 2, 2023, 2:05 a.m.

The move by Hitler effectively merged the offices of both the President and Chancellor into one role, and therefore completed what the Nazis\xa0referred to as Gleichschaltung\xa0(or \u2018Co-ordination\u2019) by establishing Hitler\xa0as both Germany's head of state and head of ...