Reichstag (Nazi Germany)

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Greater German Reichstag Großdeutscher Reichstag
Legislative body of Germany
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Established	23 March 1933
Disbanded	26 April 1942 (actual last session, adjourned sine die) 8 May 1945 (surrender of Germany) 30 January 1947 (nominal expiration of final term)
Preceded by	Weimar Reichstag
Succeeded by	West Germany: Bundestag East Germany: Volkskammer
Leadership
President	Hermann Göring 23 March 1933 – 23 April 1945
Structure
Seats	876 (at dissolution)[1]
Political groups	Nazi Party (876)
Elections
Voting system	Plebiscitary show elections
First election	November 1933
Last election	4 December 1938
Meeting place
Kroll Opera House, Berlin
Constitution
Constitution of the German Reich (de jure)

The Reichstag ("Diet of the Realm"),^[2] officially the Greater German Reichstag (German: Großdeutscher Reichstag) after 1938, was the national parliament of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. Following the Nazi seizure of power and the enactment of the Enabling Act of 1933, it functioned purely as a rubber stamp for the actions of Adolf Hitler's dictatorship — always by unanimous consent — and as a forum to listen to Hitler's speeches. In this purely ceremonial role, the Reichstag convened only 20 times, the last on 26 April 1942. The President of the Reichstag (Reichstagspräsident) throughout this period was Hermann Göring.

During this period, the Reichstag was sometimes derisively referred to by the German public as the "teuerste Gesangsverein Deutschlands" (the most expensive singing club in Germany) due to frequent singing of the national anthem during sessions. To avoid holding scheduled elections during World War II, in 1943 Hitler extended the term of office of the current Reichstag (elected in late 1938 to serve in 1939–1943) to serve a special eight-year term to end on 30 January 1947.