The German Revolution in the Days Before the Election

In the weeks before the election, paramilitary groups would be brought on as auxiliary police and their ability to suppress those deemed to be enemies of the state would be increased. All of this made campaign actions in the last days before the election almost impossible for the oppositional parties. The Communists lost just a million votes dropping from 5.9 million in November 1932 to 4.8 million. However, it did not provide the Nazis an outright majority, with just under 44% of the Reichstag seats being given to them. More importantly, the government coalition altogether could just barely make it over a majority, with 288 seats for the Nazi Party and 52 seats of the National People's Party giving them a

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