The Law for the Encouragement of Marriage is passed. If two people get married, they can receive a state loan of 1,000 Reichsmark—equivalent to one-fifth of a worker’s annual income—as long as the wife promises to “immediately leave” her job. If she gives birth to one baby, the couple receives a credit of 250 Reichsmark; if she has a second baby, 500 Reichsmark; if she has a third, 750 Reichsmark. The entire loan is forgiven the day her fourth baby is born.
