Reichsstatthalter
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The Reichsstatthalter was a title used in the German Empire and later in Nazi Germany.
German Empire
Nazi Germany
Free State of Prussia
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The Free State of Prussia was one of the constituent states of the Weimar Republic from 1918 to 1933 and then the German Reich from 1933 to 1945. It was the successor to the Kingdom of Prussia after t
Reichsstatthalter
…Third Reich, the Nazis re-created the office of Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor or Reich Deputy) to gain direct control over all states (other than Prussia) after winning the general elections of 1933. Their independent state governments and parliaments were successively abolished, and the Reich government…
Paul Hirsch, Prussian leader of the Majority SPD (MSPD)
Otto Braun, who became the Free State of Prussia's longest serving Minister President
The Prussian House of Representatives, seat of the Landtag of Prussia
Carl Severing, as Prussian minister of the Interior, he was key in democratising the state's administration.