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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Reichstrunkenbold

History; Nazi Germany

Reich drunkard, derogative name secretly given to Robert Ley whose alcoholism was widely known.

Reichswasserleiche

History; Nazi Germany

Reich water corpse, nicknake given to Swedish film actress Kristina Söderbaum due to a tendency of her characters in NS propaganda films such as Jud Süss to commit suicide by drowning.

Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg für die Besetzen Gebiete

History; Nazi Germany

Reichsleiter Rosenberg Institute for the Occupied Territories, principal authority for the looting of artwork and cultural treasures from occupied countries.

Leadership hierarchy

History; Nazi Germany

Reichsleitungsfachberater held by Richard Walther Darré; Gaufachberater; Bezirksfachberater; Kreisfachberater; Ortsgruppenfachberater

Resttschechei

History; Nazi Germany

Remainder of Czechia. Parts of occupied Czechoslovakia that were organized as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in March 1939.

Restpolen

History; Nazi Germany

Remainder of Poland. Parts of occupied Poland that were organized as the General Government in September 1939.

Revolution der Gesinnung

History; Nazi Germany

Revolution of attitude; the concept that the German people would not only develop a purified race but also a new mind and spirit. It was about, in Hitler's words, "to create a new man".