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19 paź 2019 · Read this explanation of the three 'German' Reichs and see how they relate, from Charlemagne to Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.
21 kwi 2024 · The First Reich, or the Holy Roman Empire, began in 962 AD when Otto I was crowned Emperor by Pope John XII. This coronation marked the formal establishment of an entity that spanned much of Central Europe, parts of France and Italy, and various other territories across the continent.
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler imagined his dictatorial regime as the historical successor to two great German empires. By claiming for his government the mantle of the Third Reich, Hitler attempted to position himself within the larger context of German and European history.
On 17 May 1933, Hitler gave a speech before the Reichstag outlining his desire for world peace and accepted an offer from American President Franklin D. Roosevelt for military disarmament, provided the other nations of Europe did the same. [54]
Following the Anschluss annexation of Austria in 1938, Nazi Germany informally named itself the Greater German Reich (German: Großdeutsches Reich). This name was made the official state name only during the last two years (1943–1945) of Nazi rule under Adolf Hitler, [3] although the change was never proclaimed.
Hindenburg's death on 2 August 1934 eliminated any remaining obstacle to full Nazi dominance. The day before he died, the Hitler cabinet passed the Law Concerning the Head of State of the German Reich, the final major part in the Nazification process called Gleichschaltung ("coordination").
The selected themes—from foreign policy to consumer culture to racial policy—provide access to a diversity of experiences and developments that are too often reduced to a singular focus on Hitler and his genocidal policies.
