At its first meeting, on March 23, the new Reichstag-beneath nice stress from the SA and the SS (Schutzstaffel; "Protective Echelon"), the elite corps of Nazis headed by Heinrich Himmler-voted in favour of the Enabling Act, which allowed Hitler to disregard the structure and to give his decrees the power of regulation. A brand new, inexpensive car, the Volkswagen, was designed to present employees the opportunity to own a automobile, which had till then in Germany been a symbol of wealth and st...