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German Reich
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Etymology
en de Deutsches Reich.
Proper noun
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en Q1206012en historical strictly en A <<former>> German <<former country:country>> that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II Berlin Germany.
en historical loosely en First Reich, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
en historical loosely en Second Reich.
en German Empire Imperial Germany Kaiserreich
en historical loosely en Weimar Republic.
en historical loosely en Third Reich.
en Fascist Germany Nazi Germany
Usage notes
The legal extinction of the German state has been challenged in the post-war period, see Berlin Declaration (1945) Legal status in international law 1 and legal status of Germany
Derived terms
en Greater German Reich
Translations
former German country 1871–1945
German: de Deutsches Reich n
Polish: pl Rzesza Niemiecka f
en Former polities