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Reich (/ ˈ r aɪ k / RYKE, [1] German: ⓘ) is a German word whose meaning is analogous to the English word "realm" – not to be confused with the German adjective reich which means 'rich'. The terms Kaiserreich (German: [ˈkaɪzɐʁaɪç] ⓘ; lit. ' realm of an emperor ') and Königreich (German: [ˈkøːnɪkʁaɪç] ⓘ; lit.
In referring to the entire period between 1871 and 1945, the partially translated English phrase "German Reich" (/-ˈ r aɪ k /) is applied by historians in formal contexts; [3] although in common English usage this state was and is known simply as Germany, the English term "German Empire" is reserved to denote the German state between 1871 and 1918.
The Third Reich, [l] meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800/962–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918).
The Greater Germanic Reich (German: Großgermanisches Reich), fully styled the Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation (German: Großgermanisches Reich der Deutschen Nation), [4] was the official state name of the political entity that Nazi Germany tried to establish in Europe during World War II. [5]
English texts often use the untranslated German word to convey its unique historical meaning. ... published in English as The Language of the Third Reich.
In October 1939, Heinrich Himmler became the Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood, tasked with returning all ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) to the Reich, preventing harmful foreign influences upon the German people, and creating new settlement areas (especially for returning Volksdeutsche).
The post of the video had been deleted from Truth Social on Tuesday morning. "Reich," meaning realm, kingdom or empire, is often considered to be a reference to Hitler's Third Reich regime that ...
Some commentators in Europe have used the term "Fourth Reich" to point at the influence that they believe Germany exerts within the European Union. [2] [11] [12] For example, Simon Heffer wrote in the Daily Mail that Germany's economic power, further boosted by the European financial crisis, is the "economic colonisation of Europe by stealth", whereby Berlin is using economic pressure rather ...