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Hitler's views on the other reichs?
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:30 am
by TopoftheAbyss
What did the National Socialists think about the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire and Bismarck's German Empire?
For some reason until recently I thought the First Reich was the Roman Empire and the Second was Napoleon's France.
Re: Hitler's views on the other reichs?
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:48 pm
by Pirate11
TopoftheAbyss wrote:What did the National Socialists think about the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire and Bismarck's German Empire?
For some reason until recently I thought the First Reich was the Roman Empire and the Second was Napoleon's France.
Quick German (Hochdeutsch) lesson:
[GER] Reich = [ENG] Empire, reign
[GER] Königreich = [ENG] Kingdom
Reich is a word of common use, it does not reefer explicitly at the Third Reich (Drittes Reich) or the previous German Reichs. Unless it is implied in the context. Hence:
[ENG] France = [GER] Frankreich