# Hitler Appointed Chancellor (1933)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1933-hitler-appointed-chancellor
Location: Berlin
Categories: ruler-change, main-event

On 30 January 1933 President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor. Conservatives believed they could control him. The Nazis celebrated with torchlight processions.

## Why it matters
It ended the Weimar Republic.

Ruler at the time: [Adolf Hitler](https://germany-history.com/rulers/adolf-hitler)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Adolf Hitler's rise to power](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler's_rise_to_power)