▁Naz is ▁enabled ▁Sch leich er , ▁who ▁had ▁tired ▁of ▁him , ▁to ▁drum ▁up ▁fear s ▁and ▁force ▁Pap en ▁from ▁office ▁and ▁become ▁ch an cell or ▁himself ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December . ▁ ▁Hitler ▁was ▁appointed ▁ch an cell or ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁an ▁event ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mach ter gre if ung . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁H inden burg ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁dict ator ship , ▁war , ▁and ▁Naz i ▁rule ▁by ▁issu ing ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁Fire ▁Dec ree ▁which ▁null ified ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁and ▁gave ▁Hitler ▁nearly ▁dict atorial ▁powers . ▁ ▁Hitler ▁succeeded ▁H inden burg ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁upon ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁where after ▁he ▁abol ished ▁the ▁office ▁entirely ▁and ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁position ▁of ▁F ühr er ▁und ▁Reich sk anz ler , ▁c ement ing ▁his ▁rule ▁until ▁his ▁suic ide ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁▁ ▁Hitler ' s ▁last ▁will ▁and ▁test ament ▁once ▁again ▁separated ▁the ▁two ▁offices , ▁giving ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁to ▁Karl ▁D ön itz ▁and ▁the ▁ch an cell or ship ▁to ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els . ▁The ▁resulting ▁government , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fl ens burg ▁Government , ▁govern ed ▁but ▁a ▁tiny ▁and ▁rapidly ▁re ced ing ▁part ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁Upon ▁the ▁surrender ▁of