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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Stennes Revolt

History; Nazi Germany

The revolt in 1930 and again in 1931 by the Berlin SA, commanded by Walter Stennes, in which they attacked and briefly occupied the headquarters of Gauleiter Joseph Goebbels.

Das System

History; Nazi Germany

The System. Derogatory Nazi term for describing the Weimar Republic.

Verbotzeit

History; Nazi Germany

The time in which the NSDAP was officially banned in Bavaria, between the Beer Hall Putsch (November, 9 1923) and the effective date of the lifting of the ban (February 16, 1925).

Zossen

History; Nazi Germany

The underground bunker complex that was headquarters for both the German Wehrmacht (OKW) and (Heer) Army High Command (OKH) located approximately 20 miles west of Berlin in Zossen, Germany.

Drittes Reich

History; Nazi Germany

Third Reich or "Third Realm". Arthur Moeller van den Bruck coined this term for his book Das Dritte Reich published in 1923. The "Third Reich" was predicted as the next step beyond the "First Reich" ...

Gottgläubiger

History; Nazi Germany

Those who broke away from Christianity. The term implies someone who still believes in God, although without having any religious affiliation. Like the Communist Party in the USSR, the Nazis were not ...