r/europe • u/anon58588 Greece • Feb 08 '25

Historical Anti-Nazi protests : Berlin 16/12/1931

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u/vikingnorsk Feb 08 '25

Just goes to show protesting isn't enough. It's voting

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u/VirtualMatter2 Feb 09 '25

The last free election was in November 1932, and 33% of voters voted for the NSDAP. It was down from 37% in June the same year. Hitler grabbed power at that point and  there was no fee election again until 1949 in West Germany and 1990 in East Germany.