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Nazi Germany,[h] officially known as the German Reich[i] from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich[j] from 1943 to 1945, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship.
Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government.
***The Third Reich,[k] meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800ā1806) and German Empire (1871ā1918). ***
The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand Year Reich,[l] ended in May 1945 after just 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe.
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Just a brief excerpt from Wikipedia....not the best resource, but a beginning point to develop further understanding.
Nazi Germany,[h] officially known as the German Reich[i] from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich[j] from 1943 to 1945, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship.
Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government.
***The Third Reich,[k] meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800ā1806) and German Empire (1871ā1918). ***
The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand Year Reich,[l] ended in May 1945 after just 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe.