German Reich

The German Reich (German: Deutsches Reich) refers to the political entity that existed in Germany from 1871 to 1945. It is often used to refer specifically to the period of the Third Reich, but it technically refers to the entire political entity that existed in Germany from 1871 to 1945.

Countries

• Holy Roman Empire (962–1806)
• German Empire (1871–1918), also known as Imperial Germany
• German Reich (1918–1933), also known as the Weimar Republic
• German Reich (1933–1945), also commonly known as Nazi Germany