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The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945, after only 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, ending World War II in Europe. Quick Facts German Reich (1933–1943)Deutsches ReichGreater German Reich (1943–1945)Großdeutsches Reich, Capitaland largest city ... Close.
Nazi Germany was established in January 1933 with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany, followed by suspension of basic rights with the Reichstag Fire Decree and the Enabling Act which gave Hitler's regime the power to pass and enforce laws without the involvement of the Reichstag or German president, and de facto ended with ...
Revisiting The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Recently reissued, William L. Shirer’s seminal 1960 history of Nazi Germany is still important reading
