In 1932, Prussia was taken over.
The Preußenschlag ( [ ˈpʁɔʏsənˌʃlaːk ] , Prussian coup ) 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 . Prussia . 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 .