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1 day ago · Nazi Germany, [h] officially known as the German Reich [i] and later the Greater German Reich, [j] is a term used to describe the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, [k] meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire ...
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The flag of Nazi Germany, officially the flag of the German...
- Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an...
- Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich,...
- West Germany
West Germany (German: Westdeutschland, pronounced...
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History portal; This article is within the scope of...
- Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September...
- Military Administration
During World War II, Nazi Germany created military-led...
- Paul Von Hindenburg
The Young Plan required such a balanced budget. Nonetheless,...
- Erich Hoepner
Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner (14 September 1886 – 8 August...
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16 hours ago · The SPD leader Philipp Scheidemann proclaims the republic for Germany from the Reichstag building on 9 November 1918. Many Germans wanted an end to the war and increasing numbers began to associate with the political left, such as the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the more radical Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD), which demanded ...
3 days ago · The Geheime Staatspolizei ( German pronunciation: [ɡəˈhaɪmə ˈʃtaːtspoliˌtsaɪ] ⓘ; transl."Secret State Police" ), abbreviated Gestapo ( / ɡəˈstɑːpoʊ / gə-STAH-poh, German: [ɡəˈʃtaːpo] ⓘ ), [3] was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe . The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 ...
- 32,000 (1944 est.)
- 26 April 1933; 90 years ago
3 days ago · Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austria—died April 30, 1945, Berlin, Germany) was the leader of the Nazi Party (from 1920/21) and chancellor ( Kanzler) and Führer of Germany (1933–45). His worldview revolved around two concepts: territorial expansion and racial supremacy.
3 days ago · Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluːɪtpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ] ⓘ; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German politician who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany, and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, primarily known for being a main architect of the Holocaust.
- 1917–1918 (Army), 1925–1945 (SS)
- Bavarian People's Party (1919–1923)
- Technical University of Munich
- Nazi Party (1923-1945)
4 days ago · However, by 1930 the republic seemed more divided than ever and as the Reichstag seemed to exemplify this Hindenburg decided to try a more authoritarian approach in which ‘the corrupting influence of the parties would be minimised’ and the political powers of the presidency increased (pp. 40–1).
3 days ago · Goebbels continued to be elected to the Reichstag at every subsequent election during the Weimar and Nazi regimes. [79] In his newspaper Berliner Arbeiterzeitung ( Berlin Workers Newspaper ), Gregor Strasser was highly critical of Goebbels' failure to attract the urban vote. [80]
