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Gleichschaltung in 1933

The process of Gleichschaltung, or coordination, in Nazi Germany in the months following Hitler's appointment as Chancellor in January 1933, including the implementation of new laws, purging of civil servants and judges, and the transformation of the legal system.

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Jan 22, 2026

How did German civil servants and judges respond to or resist Nazi Gleichschaltung in the first months after January 1933?

In the immediate months after became chancellor in January 1933, civil servants and judges largely accommodated and enabled by implementing new laws, purging targeted colleagues, and reframing loyalty...