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Hitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself Dictator

Using disorder he had helped manufacture, the chancellor seized control of Bavaria.

First published in The Atlantic on June 10, 2025

by Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic
June 12, 2025 | reading time: 10 Min.

Adolf Hitler was a master of manufacturing public-security crises to advance his authoritarian agenda.

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