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

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

b'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 ...'