January 30th 1933 marked the beginning of the end of the Weimar Republic, with Adolf Hitler’s appointment as German chancellor.: http://alphahistory.com/nazigermany/hitler-becomes-chancellor/#sthash.00Y0I8KZ.dpuf http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/the-nazi-rise-to-power/how-did-the-nazis-gain-support/hitler-becomes-chancellor/#.UozcmtLQBNM Born in Austria in 1889, Adolf Hitler rose to power in German politics as leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, also known as the Nazi Party. Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144