The First Reich was considered to be the Holy Roman Empire, 962-1806The Second Reich was considered to be Bismarck's German Empire, 1871-1918The Third Reich, the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 was supposed to last at least 1000 years (a millennium) and solve all of Germany's problemsAll the Third Reich really accomplished was lots of death and destruction.
"Reich" is the German equivalent of the English word "Empire"
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany and the Third Reich were Hitlers German empire names.Nazi Germany and the Third Reich were Hitlers German empire names
The name Third Reich refers to the state that succeeded the Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages and the German Empire of 1871-1918. In German, the state was known as the Deutsches Reich(German Reich) until 1943, when its official name became Großdeutsches Reich (Greater German Reich).Although empire is a very close translation of the word Reich, the two words are not perfect synonyms. An empire implies the existence of a monarchy, while a Reich does not have a monarchy. Since the words Reich and empire have slightly different definitions, historians decided to use the German word, rather than the imperfect English translation.
Otto von Bismarck created the German empire and became its first ruler. He was removed from office by King William in 1890. King William then became Kaiser of the Second Reich.
"Rich" in German translates to "reich."
The First Reich was considered to be the Holy Roman Empire, 962-1806The Second Reich was considered to be Bismarck's German Empire, 1871-1918The Third Reich, the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 was supposed to last at least 1000 years (a millennium) and solve all of Germany's problemsAll the Third Reich really accomplished was lots of death and destruction.
The Second Reich
The Third Reich
The German word "Reich" translates to "empire" or "realm" in English.
Third Reich Hitler wanted to call the new German Reich.
Third Reich; Greater German Reich; Großdeutsches Reich
Term adopted by Adolf Hitler in the 1920s to describe the thousand-year imperium he intended to create. The First Reich (or Empire) was the Holy Roman Empire which existed from the time of Charlemagne to 1806. The Second Reich was the German Empire of 1871-1918 created by Otto von Bismarck.
"Reich" is the German equivalent of the English word "Empire"
the German state
Deutsches Reich = German Empire