Claim: In 1932, Prussia was taken over.
Evidence: In the Weimar Republic , the state of Prussia lost nearly all of its legal and political importance following the 1932 coup led by Franz von Papen.
The Preußenschlag -LRB- -LSB- ˈpʁɔʏsənˌʃlaːk -RSB- , Prussian coup -RRB- of 1932 was the takeover of the Free State of Prussia , the largest German state , by Chancellor Franz von Papen , using an emergency decree issued by President Paul von Hindenburg under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution , on July 20 , 1932.