Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig
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Fascist Attacks Take Heavy Toll: Two Workers Killed, Many Wounded in Germany
BERLIN, July 31. - Predictions collisions in various parts of Germany were extremely severe, exacting toll of 10 killed and over 90 wounded. The Berlin police murdered young worker yesterday evening. Armed fascists attacked Reichsbannermen yesterday afternoon shooting nine, three of whom seriously including Communist. The police killed two workers and wounded many at Esslingen. One fascist was killed and several persons were injured at Werminghoff during a collision with Reichsbannermen. Rosenberg armed fascists attacked Reichsbannermen killing two and wounding several. Fulda fascists attacked Communist CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
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Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency decree issued by Paul von Hindenburg on 28 February 1933, one day after the Reichstag fire. Issued under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution, the decree suspended key civil liberties guaranteed by the Weimar Constitution, including personal liberty, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association.
Wikipedia →Enabling Act of 1933
The Enabling Act of 1933 was a law that gave the German Cabinet—most importantly, the chancellor, Adolf Hitler—the power to make and enforce laws without the involvement of the Reichstag or President Paul von Hindenburg. By allowing the chancellor to override the checks and balances in the constitution, the Enabling Act of 1933 was a pivotal step in the transition from the democratic Weimar Republic to the totalitarian dictatorship of Nazi Germany.
Wikipedia →Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, urged on by Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, ordered a series of extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate his power and alleviate the German military's concerns about the role of Ernst Röhm and the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazis' paramilitary organization, known colloquially as 'Brownshirts'.
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