Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

The period from 1933 to 1945 in German history in which Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party were in power. Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the state. Nazi Germany ceased to exist after the Allied Forces defeated the Wehrmacht in May 1945, thus ending World War II in Europe.

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Sturmabteilung (SA)

History; Nazi Germany

Storm Detachment or Battalion. The Stormtroopers, a Nazi paramilitary organisation that was instrumental in bringing Hitler to power; nicknamed the Brownshirts (Braunhemden) after their uniforms. The ...

Sturmführer

History; Nazi Germany

Storm leader. An SA and early SS rank, equivalent to 2nd Lieutenant.

Sturmscharführer

History; Nazi Germany

Storm squad leader. The highest enlisted rank in the Waffen-SS, equivalent to (US) Sergeant Major or (UK) RSM.

Sturmmann

History; Nazi Germany

Storm trooper. An SA and SS rank, equivalent to a USMC Private First Class.

Kraft durch Freude (KDF)

History; Nazi Germany

Strength through joy, state-sponsored programs intended to organize people's free time, offering cheap holidays, concerts, other leisure activities, and (unsuccessfully) a car (Kdf-Schiff, ...

Kameradschafts und Gemeinschaftsstärkung

History; Nazi Germany

Strengthening of comradeship and community; Nazi party Gleichschaltung of social institutions.

Kampfzeit

History; Nazi Germany

Struggle time. The NSDAP's term for the years between 1925 and 1933 in political opposition. Much glorifed after 1933 as the heroic period of the NSDAP.