Protest against Hugenberg’s political leanings

© Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin Paved the way for Hitler: Alfred Hugenberg

On 3 December 1929 ten Reichstag delegates from the German National People’s Party (DNVP) announce that they are leaving their faction. With this measure they intend to express their protest against the course their party has taken under the leadership of Alfred Hugenberg. Hugenberg, in office since October of 1928, is a fierce opponent of the parliamentary-democratic republic and intends to place the DNVP in the service of a „national assembly“ whose goal will be to establish an authoritarian regime.