Nazi Germany (TNO:ANM)

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German Reich
(1933–1943)
Deutsches Reich

Greater German Reich
(1943–1945)
Großdeutsches Reich

Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation
(1945-1977)
Großgermanisches Reich deutscher Nation
1933–1977
Flag of Germany
Flag
(1935-1977)
Emblem (1935-1977) of Germany
Emblem
(1935-1977)
Anthem: Deutschlandlied
("The Song of the Germans")
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Horst-Wessel Lied
("The Horst Wessel Song")
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CapitalGermania (Berlin)
Common languagesGerman
Religion
50% Protestant
37% Catholic
6% Irreligious
5% Gottgläubig
2% other
Demonym(s)German, Germanic
GovernmentFederal authoritarian presidential republic under a parliamentary system
(1933)
Unitary one-party fascist state under a Nazi totalitarian dictatorship
(1933-1963)
Unitary provisional government under a military junta
(1963-1964)
Unitary one-party fascist state under a Nazi authoritarian dictatorship
(1962-1977)
Unitary provisional government
(1977)
Head of state 
• 1933-1934
Paul von Hindenburg[a]
• 1934-1963
Adolf Hitler[b]
• 1963-1977
Albert Speer[c]
Chancellor 
• 1933-1963
Adolf Hitler
• 1963-1977
Albert Speer
Historical eraInterwar • World War II • Cold War
30 January 1933
23 March 1933
• Anschluss
12 March 1938
1 September 1939 - 1945
22 June 1941 - 1945
27 October 1963 - 23 March 1964
• Democratization
1977
Area
1976815,161 km2 (314,735 sq mi)
Population
• 1976
120.19 million
CurrencyReichsmark (ℛℳ)
ISO 3166 codeDE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Wikipedia:Weimar Republic
Wikipedia:Federal State of Austria
Wikipedia:Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Germany (TNO:ANM)

Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich[d] from 1933-1943, the Greater German Reich [e] from 1943-1945 and as the Greater Germanic Reich (of the German Nation)[f] afterwards, was the period in German history when Germany was ruled by the Nazi Party.

  1. As President
  2. As Führer und Reichskanzler
  3. As Führer und Reichskanzler; only recognized in 1964.
  4. German: Deutsches Reich
  5. German: Großdeutsches Reich
  6. German: Großgermanisches Reich deutscher Nation