A day or two ago, the topic was Hitler \u2014 and you often hear the \u201cThird Reich\u201d 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 \u201cempire.\u201d 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\u2019s Third Reich was supposed to last 1,000 years, but it lasted only 12\u2026..
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A day or two ago, the topic was Hitler \u2014 and you often hear the \u201cThird Reich\u201d associated with his rise to power. It was the official Nazi designation for the regime in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945. … Continue reading