hahaha there were no Democrats in Germany...the Democrat party is unique to the United States...he did model a lot of his laws on the Dems laws here in the United States How the Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow | HISTORYHe also shut down 90% of German newspapers. He hated Socialists and Democrats. He got rid of anyone with an education who might challenge his bullshit lies.
and yes, he purged the party and govt of political rivals, and he also was inspired by his fellow former socialist in Italy, Ill Duce, and model his economic and govt more like his socialist lite model...also known as Fascism...which is what we see the Demafascsit here fully embrace today. That's all the OP was referring to.