What crimes did Hitler commit after becoming the Chancellor of Germany in 1933?
Despite the fact that Hitler persuaded the Reichstag to pass the Enabling Act on 23 March 1933 allowing him to rule by decree, there are many Grey areas. Two examples: 1. Hitler abolished the federal structure of Germany and established centralized government. It is very doubtful indeed whether the Enabling Law allowed changes to the constitution. 2. In 1933, some SS men were changed with murder in connection with a number of deaths in concentration camps. Himmler secured immunity from prosecution under ordinary German criminal law for SS personnel in respect of actions committed in the course of duty. The implication is that they probably were guilty … Actions such as the Holocaust were later also largely committed under the cloak of immunity from prosecution rather than by specific decrees.
