State

German Reich

official name for the German nation state from 1871 to 1945, and name of Germany until 1949

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1871–1945
Founded
1871
Ended
1949
Languages
German
Preceded by
North German Confederation
Succeeded by
West GermanyGerman Democratic RepublicGermany

Overview

German Reich (lit. 'German Empire' or 'German Realm', from German: Deutsches Reich) was the constitutional name for the German nation state that existed from 1871 to 1945. The Reich became understood as deriving its authority and sovereignty entirely from a continuing unitary German Volk ("national people"), with that authority and sovereignty being exercised at any one time over a unitary German "state territory" with variable boundaries and extent. Although commonly translated as "German Empire", the word Reich here better translates as "realm" or territorial "reach", in that the term does not in itself have monarchical connotations.

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All rulers (13)

  1. Frederick I of Prussia1701–1713
  2. Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia1713–1740
  3. Frederick II of Prussia1740–1786
  4. Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia1786–1797
  5. Frederick William III of Prussia1797–1840
  6. Frederick William IV of Prussia1840–1861
  7. Wilhelm I1861–1888
  8. Frederick III, German Emperor1888
  9. Wilhelm II1888–1918
  10. Friedrich Ebert1919–1925
  11. Paul von Hindenburg1925–1934
  12. Adolf Hitler1934–1945
  13. Karl Dönitz1945

Records (40)

  1. 1878 — Nobiling assassination attemptCoup
  2. 1881 — Three Emperors' AllianceTreaty
  3. 1907 — Treaty between the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, and Russia respecting the Independence and Territorial Integrity of NorwayTreaty
  4. 1915–1916 — Gallipoli CampaignCampaign
  5. 1915 — Battles of PrzasnyszBattle
  6. 1915 — Narew OffensiveBattle
  7. 1918 — German Revolution of 1918–1919Revolution
  8. 1918 — Operation SchlußsteinNaval battle
  9. 1920 — Plebiscites in the regions of East- and WestprussiaTreaty
  10. 1921 — Battle of OlzaBattle
  11. 1932 — 1932 Berlin transport strikeUprising
  12. 1939 — Battle of BzuraBattle · Germany ▸ Poland
  13. 1939 — Battle of KockBattle · Germany ▸ Poland
  14. 1939 — Battle of PolandBattle · Germany ▸ Poland
  15. 1939 — Battle of WarsawBattle · Germany ▸ Poland
  16. 1939 — Battle of WesterplatteBattle · Germany ▸ Poland
  17. 1941–1942 — Crimean CampaignCampaign
  18. 1941 — Battle of BialystokBattle · Germany ▸ USSR
  19. 1942–1943 — Battle of StalingradBattle
  20. 1942 — Massacre in BudyMassacre
  21. 1943 — Battle of BerlinBattle · Germany ▸ United Kingdom, United States
  22. 1943 — Battle of Dams RaidBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  23. 1943 — Battle of SchweinfurtBattle · Germany ▸ United States
  24. 1944 — Rüsselsheim massacreMassacre
  25. 1944 — Battle of AachenBattle · United States ▸ Germany
  26. 1944 — Battle of AlsaceBattle · United States ▸ Germany
  27. 1944 — Battle of Fort DriantBattle · United States ▸ Germany
  28. 1944 — Battle of Hurtgen ForestBattle · Germany ▸ United States
  29. 1944 — Battle of LublinBattle · USSR ▸ Germany
  30. 1944 — Battle of LvovBattle · USSR ▸ Germany
  31. 1944 — Battle of MetzBattle · United States ▸ Germany
  32. 1944 — Battle of NurembergBattle · Germany ▸ United Kingdom
  33. 1944 — Battle of St VithBattle · Germany ▸ United States
  34. 1944 — Battle of Schnee EifelBattle · Germany ▸ United States
  35. 1944 — Battle of Siegfried LineBattle · United Kingdom, United States, Canada ▸ Germany
  36. 1944 — Battle of TarnopolBattle · USSR ▸ Germany
  37. 1944 — Battle of WarsawBattle · Germany ▸ Polish Rebels
  38. 1945 — Siege of BreslauBattle
  39. 1945 — Massacre of LippachMassacre
  40. 1945 — Uprising in the Upper Lake DistrictRebellion

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