Third Reich

A day or two ago, the topic was Hitler — and you often hear the “Third Reich” associated with his rise to power. It was the official Nazi designation for the regime in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945.
Why the Third Reich? Reich is German for “empire.” The Holy Roman Empire, which united much of present-day Germany and Italy was the First Reich and lasted from 800 to 1806. The Second Reich, the German Empire, lasted from 1871 to 1918. Hitler’s Third Reich was supposed to last 1,000 years, but it lasted only 12…..
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