cabinet had enacted the "Law Concerning the Highest State Office of the Reich". This law stated that upon Hindenburg's death, the office of Reich President would be abolished and its powers merged with those of the Chancellor. The decree is illegal but goes unchallenged. The army swears oath to Hitler. 19 August: The German people in a plebiscite overwhelmingly (90%) approve merger of the offices of President and Chancellor. Hitler assumes the new title of Führer und Reichskanzler (leader and Reich chancellor). He is now both the head of state and the head of government. 1 November: The Prussian and Reich Interior Ministries are combined under Wilhelm Frick. See also Hitler's rise to power Weimar Republic References Notes General sources Timeline, Early Nazi German timelines