Soldiers at Nazi Party Rally in Nuremberg

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany (aka the Third Reich) is the common English name for Germany between 1933 and 1945 when the country was ruled by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party. Following his appointment as chancellor in 1933, Hitler and his Nazi government soon assumed dictatorial powers and tried to control and impose Nazi values on all aspects of people’s political, social and working lives, using propaganda and persecution

Adolf Hitler, photographed from behind, stands on a raised platform overlooking thousands of troops arranged in formation at a Nazi rally in Dortmund.

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The Nazis fell in love with the Bayeux Tapestry – and there's a dark reason why. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image shows German SS officer Gottlob Berger on the left and British officer George Lascelles on the right. Colditz Castle, where Lascelles was held as a prisoner of war during the Second World War, looms in the background.

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Hitler ordered my father’s death – but an SS general spared his life

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In 1944, Hitler threatened London with a new "wonder weapon". How did resistance fighters race to stop him?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did Britain really 'keep calm and carry on' in WW2?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did the Catholic Church support Hitler?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"Weimar's citizens cheered on Hitler": why the home of German democracy was easy prey for the Nazis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Weimar's descent from democracy to barbarism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Spies, radicals and deportees: one hotel in wartime Paris. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4“You can’t kill and maim with impunity”: the powerful legacy of Nuremberg. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Churchill called him the greatest British general of the war – so why isn't he better remembered?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3Did the Nazis get a fair trial?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2The Nazis’ crimes laid bare. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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I went digging for buried Nazi gold – and this is what I discovered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1What should we do with the Nazis? The road to the Nuremberg Trials. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Fascism? No thanks! Why Britain rejected extremism in the 1930s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Step inside Hitler's U-boats to witness the nightmarish reality of life on board

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Did Hitler have sexual relations with Eva Braun? What my research reveals about the Führer's love life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Hitler's war on words: how the Nazis used art to bolster their murderous regime. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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I've just been inside a Nazi monster's mansion – and what I found there was deeply haunting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did Hitler have a secret Jewish grandfather? Our DNA research has solved the mystery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Research into Adolf Hitler's DNA has thrown up some extraordinary insights into the Nazi dictator’s private life. (Images by Getty Images)

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“We analysed Hitler’s DNA – and what we discovered made us gasp”

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It was Operation Unthinkable: Churchill’s “impossible” plan to start World War 3

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I met two survivors of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. This is their story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Defendants at the Nuremberg Trials listen to proceedings in 1946. In the front row sit Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner; behind them are Karl Dönitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach, and Fritz Sauckel. Together they represent the senior leadership of the Nazi regime held to account for its crimes.

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“I hope I would have defended the Nazis at Nuremberg”

Hermann Göring in his office at the Reichstag, where he served as a leading figure of the Nazi regime. As Hitler’s deputy and head of the Luftwaffe, Göring wielded immense power during the Third Reich, later facing prosecution for war crimes at Nuremberg.

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Who was Hermann Göring? The truth about Hitler’s drug-fuelled enforcer who met his downfall at Nuremberg

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Terror in the deep: how Hitler's U-boats pushed Britain to the brink. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"The outcome of one man's beliefs": why the Holocaust happened. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The rise of the Nazis and the importance of heeding warnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The final years of the war | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Holocaust | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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