The third Naziplebiscite, this Germanreferendum was held on 29 March 1936. The purpose of the referendum was to obtain public support for the military occupation of the Rhineland and approve of a single party list composed exclusively by Nazi (as well as formally independent "guest") candidates for the new Reichstag. Like previous elections in Nazi Germany, it was characterized by high turnout, voter intimidation and a massively one-sided result, with an official 99.0% turnout.[1] In a publicity stunt, a handful of voters were packed aboard the airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg, which flew above the Rhineland as those aboard cast their ballots.[2]
The new Reichstag convened for formulary procedures on 30 January 1937 to re-elect its Presidium and Hermann Göring as President of the Reichstag.
^The Associated Press. "Germans for Hitler 99 Per Cent Strong: All Ballots Against Nazi Held Invalid", Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner. March 30, 1936. Page 1.
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Elections and referendums in Germany