The state parliament consisted of a landtag of a varying number of members but not fewer than 50, elected for a term of three years by universal suffrage. The state administration, headed by a Minister-President was responsible to the landtag and could be removed by a vote of no confidence.[1] For most of the Weimar period, the state governments were headed by either a Social Democrat or a Nationalist.[2] However, in the June 1932 landtag election, the Nazi Party became the largest party with 49% of the vote and a Nazi, Walter Granzow, became Minister-President on 13 July. Thus, Mecklenburg-Schwerin was one of only five states to have installed a Nazi-led government before the Nazis came to power nationally.[3]
Following their seizure of power at the national level, the Nazi government enacted the "Second Law on the Coordination of the States with the Reich" that established more direct control over the states by means of the new powerful position of Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor). Friedrich Hildebrandt was installed in this post on 26 May 1933.[4] By the end of the year, Hildebrandt, who was also Reichsstatthalter of the neighboring Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, moved to consolidate his domains and merged the two states into a new united state of Mecklenburg, effective 1 January 1934.[4] And with that, the brief fifteen-year existence of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin passed into history.
^"Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Überblick". Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^"Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Die Staatsministerien 1918–1933". Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^Orlow, Dietrich (1969). The History of the Nazi Party: 1919–1933. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 277. ISBN0-8229-3183-4.
^ abMiller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas (2012). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925–1945. Vol. 1 (Herbert Albrecht - H. Wilhelm Hüttmann). R. James Bender Publishing. pp. 485–486. ISBN978-1-932-97021-0.
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free, state, mecklenburg, schwerin, other, uses, mecklenburg, schwerin, disambiguation, german, freistaat, mecklenburg, schwerin, state, weimar, republic, that, established, november, 1918, upon, abdication, grand, duke, mecklenburg, schwerin, following, germa. For other uses see Mecklenburg Schwerin disambiguation The Free State of Mecklenburg Schwerin German Freistaat Mecklenburg Schwerin was a state in the Weimar Republic that was established on 14 November 1918 upon the abdication of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin following the German Revolution In 1933 after the onset of Nazi rule it was united with the smaller neighbouring Free State of Mecklenburg Strelitz to form the new united state of Mecklenburg on 1 January 1934 Free State of Mecklenburg SchwerinFreistaat Mecklenburg SchwerinState of Germany1918 1933Flag Coat of armsThe Free State of Mecklenburg Schwerin red within the Weimar RepublicCapitalSchwerinPopulation 1925674 411History TypeRepublicHistorical eraInterwar period Established14 November 1918 Disestablished31 December 1933Preceded by Succeeded byGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin Mecklenburg Contents 1 Government 2 Rulers of Mecklenburg Schwerin 2 1 President of the State Ministry 2 2 Minister Presidents 2 3 Reichsstatthalter 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGovernment EditThe state parliament consisted of a landtag of a varying number of members but not fewer than 50 elected for a term of three years by universal suffrage The state administration headed by a Minister President was responsible to the landtag and could be removed by a vote of no confidence 1 For most of the Weimar period the state governments were headed by either a Social Democrat or a Nationalist 2 However in the June 1932 landtag election the Nazi Party became the largest party with 49 of the vote and a Nazi Walter Granzow became Minister President on 13 July Thus Mecklenburg Schwerin was one of only five states to have installed a Nazi led government before the Nazis came to power nationally 3 Following their seizure of power at the national level the Nazi government enacted the Second Law on the Coordination of the States with the Reich that established more direct control over the states by means of the new powerful position of Reichsstatthalter Reich Governor Friedrich Hildebrandt was installed in this post on 26 May 1933 4 By the end of the year Hildebrandt who was also Reichsstatthalter of the neighboring Free State of Mecklenburg Strelitz moved to consolidate his domains and merged the two states into a new united state of Mecklenburg effective 1 January 1934 4 And with that the brief fifteen year existence of the Free State of Mecklenburg Schwerin passed into history Rulers of Mecklenburg Schwerin EditPresident of the State Ministry Edit Hugo Wendorff DDP 1918 1919Minister Presidents Edit Hugo Wendorff DDP 1919 1920 Hermann Reincke Bloch DVP 1920 1921 Johannes Stelling SPD 1921 1924 Joachim Freiherr von Brandenstein DNVP 1924 1926 Paul Schroder SPD 1926 1929 Karl Eschenburg Consortium of National Mecklenburgers 1929 1932 Walter Granzow NSDAP 1932 1933 Hans Egon Engell NSDAP 1933Reichsstatthalter Edit Friedrich Hildebrandt NSDAP 1933See also EditMecklenburg Schwerin Landtag elections in the Weimar RepublicReferences Edit Der Freistaat Mecklenburg Schwerin Uberblick Retrieved 2 March 2023 Der Freistaat Mecklenburg Schwerin Die Staatsministerien 1918 1933 Retrieved 2 March 2023 Orlow Dietrich 1969 The History of the Nazi Party 1919 1933 University of Pittsburgh Press p 277 ISBN 0 8229 3183 4 a b Miller Michael D Schulz Andreas 2012 Gauleiter The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies 1925 1945 Vol 1 Herbert Albrecht H Wilhelm Huttmann R James Bender Publishing pp 485 486 ISBN 978 1 932 97021 0 External links EditStates of Germany since 1918 This German history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free State of Mecklenburg Schwerin amp oldid 1142522768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
