Well, neither of this proposals would result in a
"democratic Weimar Republic"
as the OP demands. Not even in the longer term (10-20 years) and esp. not in a Weimar Republic involved in a WW 2.
(... only if something happens, that totally different from WW2 as we knew it and much later.)
As said : for Germany the "democratic model" was very much out of fashion than.
I don't think the Nazi's would lose seats in March 1933 even without the Reichstag fire. I doubt they'd be able to pass the Enabling Act thoughSimple.
No Reichstag Fire
This would remove the impetus for the infamous Fire Decree and the Enabling Act. Both of which destroyed the Weimar Republic.
Then the delayed parliamentary elections of March 1933 see the Nazis lose more seats and Hitler is promptly replaced.
Well, neither of this proposals would result in a
"democratic Weimar Republic"
as the OP demands. Not even in the longer term (10-20 years) and esp. not in a Weimar Republic involved in a WW 2.
(... only if something happens, that totally different from WW2 as we knew it and much later.)
As said : for Germany the "democratic model" was very much out of fashion than.
It's a interesting suggestion for timelineHitler fumbles the Night of the Long Knives, and SA gunmen avenge Roehm by killing Hitler and Goering. There's some pulling and hauling as the SA is suppressed by the Heer. In the wake of the violence, the Heer and Hindenburg's cronies make von Papen Chancellor. With Hitler dead, the SA broken, and the remaining NSDAP leaders squabbling, the Nazis fade. Some of the Nazi apparatchiks bail out, including Muller and Nebe, helping Papen and the Heer displace other Nazi officials. The Enabling Act lapses.
New elections greatly reduce the Nazi presence in the Reichstag, allowing a new coalition government to form. Hindenburg dies, and is replaced after an election with Lettow-Vorbeck.