Greater German Reich

Greater German Reich (German: Grossdeutsches Reich) may refer to:

  • Nazi Germany, the official state name of which was "Greater German Reich" from 1943 to 1945 (also used informally after the 1938 Anschluss of Austria)
  • Greater Germany, the political concept of creating a German nation-state encompassing all or nearly all the German-speaking peoples of Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Greater Germanic Reich

Famous quotes containing the words greater and/or german:

    What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?
    Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

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    Snuffy old drone from the German hive.
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