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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SS-Schütze

History; Nazi Germany

Rifleman. Lowest rank in the Waffen-SS, equivalent to Private.

Reichsprotektor

History; Nazi Germany

Ruling German representative in the Czech Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia.

Sig Rune

History; Nazi Germany

S rune. The letter from the runic alphabet popularized in the SS emblem (Runic "↯↯") and other insignia.

Stabschef

History; Nazi Germany

SA Chief of Staff or deputy commander of the Sturmabteilung; effectively the SA commander after 1930.

Geheime Feldpolizei (GFP)

History; Nazi Germany

Secret Field Police. It was Germany's secret military police that was organised by the German high command (OKW) in July 1939 to serve with the Wehrmacht. It was mainly designed to carry out security ...

Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo)

History; Nazi Germany

Secret State Police. Originally the Prussia secret state police and later (as part of the SiPo then merged into the RHSA) the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Gestapo was derived as follows: ...