Editing 1931 (section)

===August===
{{Main|August 1931}}
* [[August 2]] – [[Murder of Paul Anlauf and Franz Lenck]]: Two [[Berlin]] police officers are killed by Communists.
* [[August 9]] – A referendum in [[Free State of Prussia|Prussia]] for dissolving the ''Landtag'' ends with the "yes" side winning 37% of the vote, which is insufficient for calling the early elections. The elections are intended to remove the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) government of [[Otto Braun]], which is one of the strongest forces for democracy in Germany. Supporting the "yes" side were the [[NSDAP]], the [[DNVP]] and the [[Communist Party of Germany|Communist Party]] (KPD), while supporting the "no" side were the SPD and ''[[Zentrumspartei|Zentrum]]''. 
* [[August 24]] – The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] Government of [[Ramsay MacDonald]] resigns in Britain, replaced by a [[National Government (United Kingdom)|National Government]] of people drawn from all parties, also under MacDonald.