The only time Hindenburg ever tried to stop a Nazi bill was in early April 1933 . The Reichstag had passed a Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service . The only time Hindenburg ever objected to a Nazi bill occurred in early April 1933 when the Reichstag had passed a Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service that called for the immediate dismissal of all Jewish civil servants at the Reich , Land , and municipal levels .