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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Enterdungsaktion

History; Nazi Germany

Exhuming action. Also called the Sonderaktion 1005 ("special action 1005") or Aktion 1005 ("Action 1005").

Lebensunwertes Leben

History; Nazi Germany

Life unworthy of life. Term used for people with incurable mental health problems, serious birth defects and other health issues.

Rampkommando

History; Nazi Germany

Ramp commando. A death camp, labor camp, or concentration camp worker—often drawn from among prisoner kapos—tasked with working at the Judenrampe in order to unload the rail cars and to process the ...

Sonderaktion 1005

History; Nazi Germany

Apecial action 1005. Also called Aktion 1005 ("Action 1005") or 'Enterdungsaktion ("exhuming action").

Tausendjähriges Reich

History; Nazi Germany

Thousand-Year Reich. Name popularly used by the Nazis to refer to the Nazi state. Its millennial connotations suggested that its society would last for a thousand years to come.

Bandenkampfabzeichen

History; Nazi Germany

(Anti-) bandits-struggle badge : Nazi military uniform award for combat action against partisan guerrillas. The term Banden was used instead of partisans to avoid giving credence to the guerrillas.

Bandenbekämpfung

History; Nazi Germany

(Anti-) bandits-struggling : euphemism for anti- partisan guerrilla warfare. The term Banden was used instead of partisans to avoid giving credence to the guerrillas. In fact, the term of actions ...