aug 2, 1934 - Military oath
of loyalty
Description:
-oath of loyalty to Hitler
-army: support for NSDAP goal of rearmament + increased numbers (defying Treaty of Versailles) --> submission to regime (much more loyal than to Weimar Republic - necessary to maintain control)
-more Nazis in military --> reduced power of professional officer class
Added to timeline:
IB History: Nazi Germany + Weimar Republic
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