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This is a list of words, terms, concepts, and slogans that were specifically used in Nazi Germany. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth ( German:, The early timeline of Nazism begins with its origins in 1896 and continues until Hitler's rise to power. Hitler's rise to power began with Hitler's NSDAP as a fringe political party within the government of the Weimar Republic. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers This article gives an overview about Religion in Nazi Germany and the Nazis ' complex and sometimes contradictory relationship with religion The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July The Nuremberg Rally (officially Reichsparteitag, meaning national party convention was the annual rally of the NSDAP (Nazi Party in the years 1923 to 1938 in Kristallnacht ( literally "Crystal night" or the Night of Broken Glass was a Pogrom in Nazi Germany on November 9–10 1938 The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after In the context of this article the term ex-Nazi, or more correctly ex-Nazi Party member refers either to those few who were once Nazis and resigned from the The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, Nazism developed several theories concerning races They claimed to scientifically measure a strict hierarchy among "human race " at the top was the " Nordic race Gleichschaltung, meaning "coordination" "making the same" "bringing into line" is a Nazi term for the process by which the Historians and biographers note some difficulty in attributing the political beliefs of Adolf Hitler. The National Socialist Program, also referred to as the 25-point program or 25-point plan was developed to formulate the party policies of first the Austrian German Historians political scientists and even philosophers have studied Nazism with a specific focus on its Religious or semi-religious aspects Nazi propaganda is the term that describes the psychologically powerful Propaganda within Nazi Germany, much of which was centered around Jews consistently Nazi architecture was an architectural plan and integral part of the Nazi party 's plans to create a Cultural and Mein Kampf ( English: My Struggle/My Battle) is a book by Adolf Hitler. Nazism developed several theories concerning races They claimed to scientifically measure a strict hierarchy among "human race " at the top was the " Nordic race The racial policy of Nazi Germany refers to the policies and laws implemented by Nazi Germany, asserting the superiority of the so-called " Aryan race " and Nazi eugenics were Nazi Germany 's race-based social policies that placed the improvement of the race through Eugenics at the center of their The Doctors' Trial (officially United States of America v Karl Brandt et al Nazi human experimentation was a series of controversial medical experiments on large numbers of prisoners by the German Nazi regime in its Concentration The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after The Parti national social chrétien was a Canadian Political party formed by Adrien Arcand in February 1934. The German American Bund or German American Federation (German Amerikadeutscher Bund) was an American Nazi organization established in the 1930s The Hungarian National Socialist Party was a political epithet adopted by a number of minor Nazi parties in Hungary before the Second World War. Nasjonal Samling (Norwegian for "National Gathering" or "National Unification" hereafter abbreviated as NS was a fascist party in Norway The National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland NSB was a Dutch Fascist and later national socialist National Socialist Bloc (in Swedish: Nationalsocialistiska Blocket) was a Swedish national socialist Political party formed in the Disambiguation you may be looking for the National Socialist Party (UK, a left-wing organisation The National Socialist League was a short lived political movement Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti (National Socialist Workers’ Party of Denmark or DNSAP, was the largest Danish Nazi party before and during The Ossewabrandwag ("Oxwagon Sentinel" (OB was a nationalist Afrikaner organisation in South Africa, founded in Bloemfontein on February The Arrow Cross Party ( Hungarian: Nyilaskeresztes Párt – Hungarista Mozgalom, literally "Arrow Cross Party-Hungarist Movement" was a Far-right For the militiamen of the Military Frontier, see Uskoci The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement ( Croatian: This is a list of words terms concepts and Slogans that were specifically used in Nazi Germany. The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, This article describes semi-religious developments of Nazism after 1945 The völkisch movement is the German interpretation of the populist movement with a romantic focus on Folklore and the "organic" A list of Nazi Party (NSDAP leaders and officials. A Gunter d'Alquen - Chief Editor of the SS official Between 1925 and 1945 the German SS grew from a mere eight members to over a quarter of a million Waffen-SS and well over a million Allgemeine-SS members In the context of this article the term ex-Nazi, or more correctly ex-Nazi Party member refers either to those few who were once Nazis and resigned from the In the context of this article the term ex-Nazi, or more correctly ex-Nazi Party member refers either to those few who were once Nazis and resigned from the A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
Some words were coined by Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Party members. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Other words and concepts were borrowed and appropriated. Yet other terms were already in use during the Weimar Republic. The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 Finally, some are taken from Germany's cultural tradition. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic
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- Adler, the emblematic German eagle. The term Adler, the German word for the bird of prey " Eagle " is both the last name of many people and an emblematic bird (notably in heraldry bannistics numismatics The use of an eagle to represent Germany is not specific to the Third Reich.
- agrarpolitischer Apparat (aA) – Agrarian Apparatus; Agricultural Affairs Bureau of the NSDAP. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945
- Leadership hierarchy: Reichsleitungsfachberater held by Richard Walther Darré; Gaufachberater; Bezirksfachberater; Kreisfachberater; Ortsgruppenfachberater. Richard Walther Darré (born Ricardo Walther Oscar Darré, 14 July 1895 - 5 September 1953 was an SS - Obergruppenführer and one of the leading
- Agents: LVL; Landesfachberater (consultants).
- Administrative: Hilfsreferenten (staff members); Sachbearbeiter (aides); Hilfsreferenten responsible for day-to-day propaganda campaign.
- Ahnenpass (ancestor passport) allowing to document one's Aryan race lineage. The Ahnenpass (literally Ancestor Passport) documented the Aryan lineage of citizens of Nazi Germany. The " Aryan race " is a concept in European culture that was influential in the period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Kinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin through either biological cultural or historical descent
- Aktion T4 – code name for the extermination of mentally ill and handicapped patients by the Nazi authorities. Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as (Named after Tiergartenstraße 4, the address of Nazi Central Office in Berlin. Action T4 (Aktion T4 was a program in Nazi Germany spanning October 1939 until August 1941 during which physicians killed 70273 peoplespecified in Hitler's Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. )
- Alles für Deutschland (Everything for Germany) – Motto applied to the blades of uniform daggers worn by the SA and NSKK. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers The National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps NSKK) also known as the National Socialist Drivers Corps
- Alter Kämpfer (Old fighter) – A Nazi Party member who joined the party before the Beer Hall Putsch. The Beer Hall Putsch (also known as the Munich Putsch) was a failed Coup d'état that occurred between the evening of Thursday November 8
- Altreich – "old reich," old state or country; term used after the annexation of Austria in 1938 to refer to that part of Germany that was within the 1937 (pre-annexation) boundries. Altreich ("Old Empire" is a German term used from 1938 to 1945 for the territories that were part of the Third Reich in 1937 as opposed to Austria Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
- Amtsleiter – convener of NSDAP Party committees. They were personally answerable to Hitler.
- Anschluss (Anschluß) – annexation, in particular the annexation of Austria in 1938. The ( German: "link-up" also known as the, was the 1938 Annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
- Anti-Comintern Pact – the agreement by Germany, Japan and Italy to oppose the Communist International (the Comintern) directed by Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union. The Anti-Comintern Pact was concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan (later to be joined by other countries on November 25, 1936 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Comintern ( Com munist Intern ational also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organisation founded in Moscow
- anti-semitism- Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism, also known as judeophobia) is prejudice and hostility toward Jews as a religious, racial, or ethnic group. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Not specific to the Third Reich.
- Arbeit adelt "Labor ennobles" – Motto applied to the blades of uniform daggers worn by officers of the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD, the Reich Labor Service). The Reichsarbeitsdienst (or RAD Reich Labour Service) was an institution set up in Nazi Germany as an instrument to combat unemployment similar to the
- Arbeit macht frei – "Work makes free", an old German peasant saying, not invented by the Nazis. Origin In 1872 the German-nationalist author Lorenz Diefenbach used the expression " Arbeit macht frei " as the title for a novel causing It was placed above the gate to Auschwitz by the commandant Rudolf Höß. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höß (in English commonly Hoess or Höss; November 25 1900 - April 16 1947 was an SS- Obersturmbannführer and
- Arbeitnehmerschaft – workforce. The Nazis took this word to mean both manual and mental workers.
- "Arbeitertum der Faust und der Stirn" – "Workers of both manual and mental labor"; the Nazi Party self description as an "all-inclusive workers' party" (a term originally designed to carry anti-Communist overtones). Anti-communism refers to opposition to Communism. Historically the word "communism" has been used to refer to several types of communal social organization and
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- Beefsteak Nazi – SA term for the Strasser wing; brown on the outside and red on the inside. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers (7)
- Bekennende Kirche – "Confessing Church". The Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche was a Christian Resistance movement in Nazi Germany. The groups of the Protestant churches that resisted Nazification. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
- Berufskammern – Nazi's professional organizations
- Bezirksleiter – NSDAP district leaders
- Blitzkrieg – lightning war – quick army invasions aided by tanks and airplanes;
- Blockleiter – lowest official of the NSDAP, responsible for the political supervision of a (city) block, usually 40 to 60 households. Blitzkrieg (German for "lightning war" is a popular name for an Offensive operational-level Military doctrine which involves an initial A Blockleiter ( block leader) was the lowest official of the NSDAP, responsible for the political supervision of a neighbourhood or City block
- Blutfahne "Blood flag" – An SA flag bloodied in the attempted Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, November 9, 1923, and revered by the Nazi Party, used in ceremonies. The Blutfahne ( Blood flag) was a Nazi Swastika Flag which was used in the attempted Nazi Beer Hall The Beer Hall Putsch (also known as the Munich Putsch) was a failed Coup d'état that occurred between the evening of Thursday November 8 Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Blut und Boden – "Blood and soil". Blood and Soil (translating the German Blut und Boden) refers to the Ideology focussing on a concept of Ethnicity based on Descent ( Blood Blood and Soil (translating the German Blut und Boden) refers to the Ideology focussing on a concept of Ethnicity based on Descent ( Blood Slogan adopted by the Nazis; it was originally coined by the German former Social Democrat August Winnig, cfr. Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left his Das Reich als Republik 1918–1928, (Stuttgart and Berlin: Cotta, 1928), pg 3.
- Blut und Ehre (Blood and Honor) – Motto applied to the blades of some uniform daggers worn by the Hitlerjugend, or Hitler Youth. For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth ( German:,
- bodenständiger Kapitalismus 'capitalism on the ground' – productive capitalism (as opposed to unproductive capitalism) was a Nazi economic concept.
- Brown Creed – term for Nazism
- Brown House – national HQ of the NSDAP, opened 1931; Hitler purchased the Barlow Palace which was the old Italian embassy when Bavaria was an independent state.
- Braunhemden (Brownshirts) – the SA; the leadership obtained khaki shirts that were supposed to be sent to the German troops stationed in colonies in Africa prior to World War I. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers
- Brigadeführer 'brigade leader' an SS-rank
- Bund Deutscher Mädel – NSDAP League of German Girls; It had three million members in 1937. Brigadeführer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945 The League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel or BDM was the only female youth organization in Nazi Germany.
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- Conservative Revolutionary movement – a Weimar period German nationalist literary youth movement. The Conservative Revolutionary movement was a German Nationalist literary youth movement prominent in the years following the First World War.
- Cyclon B – Alternative spelling of Zyklon B, tradename of a cyanide-based insecticide used to kill over one million people (total number of deaths could be up to six million people) in Nazi gas chambers. Zyklon B (tsykloːn ˈbeː also spelled Cyclon B or Zyklon B (tsykloːn ˈbeː also spelled Cyclon B or
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- Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (DAP) – German Workers’ Party, started by railway workers in Bohemia, Austria and Munich, Germany. The German Workers' Party ('Deutsche Arbeiterpartei', or DAP was the short-lived predecessor of the Nazi Party (German Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei These were the starter groups that evovled into the DNSAP and the NSDAP in their respective countries.
- Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) – The 'German Labour Front' was the Nazi's substitute organisation for trade unions, which had been outlawed on May 2, 1933. The German Labour Front ( German: Deutsche Arbeitsfront, DAF was the amalgamated National Socialist ( Nazi) Trade union organisation Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Deutsche Christen – the "de-Judaized" Christian church; those who were "Nazified". The German Christian (Deutsche Christen Pressure group was formed in May 1932 within the German Evangelical Church and led by Ludwig Müller. They removed the whole Old Testament from the Bible. In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon.
- Deutsches Jungvolk – Hitler Youth young male association
- Deutscher Frauenorden (DFO) – German Women's Order. The Deutsches Jungvolk (German Youth was a subdivision of the Hitler Youth for boys aged 10 to 14 For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth ( German:, The leader was Elsbeth Zander.
- Deutsche Nationalsozialistische Arbeiterpartei (DNSAP) – the Austrian “German National Socialist Workers’ Party”. Austrian National Socialism was a Pan-Germanic movement that was formed at the beginning of the 20th century
- Der Dicke – "The fat one", a contemptuous epithet by Germans referring to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
- "Die Juden sind unser Unglück" – A Nazi slogan: "The Jews are our misfortune. Reichsmarschall (Marshal of the Empire or Imperial Marshal in English) was the highest rank in the Armed forces of Nazi Germany during Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member "
- Diktat – as in the Versailler Diktat, a contemptuous description for the Versailles Treaty because Germany wasn't allowed to engage in negotiations about the peace treaty after World War I and the wartime blockade of Germany was kept in place until the treaty was signed. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.
- Drang nach Osten – "Drive to the east", the historic German desire to expand eastward. "Drang nach Osten" is also a game in the " Europa " wargame series
- Drittes Reich – Third Reich or third empire. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Arthur Moeller van den Bruck coined this term for his book Das dritte Reich published in 1923. The term "Third Reich" was a reference to the "First Reich" (the Holy Roman Empire, beginning with Charlemagne), and the "Second German Reich" (the German Empire, 1871–1918)
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- Eher Verlag – the Nazi Party's official publishing house
- Ehrendolch – lit. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification "honor dagger", a presentation dagger awarded for individual recognition, especially by the SS
- Ehrenliste der Ermordeten der Bewegung – Nazi honor roll of those who fought and died for the party before it came to power in January 1933.
- Einsatzgruppen – units that followed the Wehrmacht and SS battalions to the Eastern Front to enagage in the mass-murder Jewish people and others whom the Nazis hated. Einsatzgruppen ( German: "task forces" "intervention groups" were Paramilitary groups formed by Heinrich Himmler and PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
- Endlösung – "final solution", short for "final solution to the Jewish question" (or ". The Final Solution ( Die Endlösung) was Nazi Germany 's plan and execution of its systematic Genocide against European Jewry during World The Final Solution ( Die Endlösung) was Nazi Germany 's plan and execution of its systematic Genocide against European Jewry during World . . problem"), a Nazi euphemism for the Holocaust; use of the phrase, even in non-Nazi contexts, e. g. , "the final solution of a mathematics problem" is frowned upon in modern Germany.
- Endlösung der Judenfrage – "final solution to the Jewish question"; see Endlösung, above. The Final Solution ( Die Endlösung) was Nazi Germany 's plan and execution of its systematic Genocide against European Jewry during World
- Endsieg – "final victory"; referring to the expected victory in World War II
- Entartete Kunst – degenerate art; term used as the title of an art show consisting of modern and other "degenerate" art. Endsieg is German for "final victory" It is used in the meaning that a victory is taken for granted even though all odds are against it World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Degenerate art is the English translation of the German entartete Kunst, a term adopted by the Nazi
- Erbhofgesetz – the 1933 NSDAP hereditary farm law; it guaranteed family farm holdings of three hundred acres (1. 2 km²) or less.
- Ermächtigungsgesetz – "Law to Relieve the Distress of the People and Reich"; Enabling Act of March 23, 1933
- Ersatz – a substitute product. The Enabling Act ( in German) was passed by the Reichstag ( Germany 's parliament on March 23, 1933 and signed Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ersatz is a German word literally meaning substitute or replacement. Germany did not have an easy access to some strategic materials. German scientists had to research how to produce artificial rubber (Buna), and coffee made from roasted acorns, for example. Elastomer Synthetic rubber is any type of artificially made Polymer material which acts as an Elastomer.
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- Fraktur – a fashion of blackletter popularly associated to Nazi Germany, though the blackletter typefaces were forbidden by Hitler in 1941 on grounds of it being Jewish. The German word Fraktur () refers to a specific sub-group of Blackletter Typefaces The word derives from the past participle fractus (“broken” Blackletter, also known as Gothic script or Gothic minuscule, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately 1150
- Frontgemeinschaft – front line community. It was termed for the solidarity felt by the German soldiers of World War I in the trench warfare. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
- Führer – leader. Adolf Hitler was called "Der Führer".
- Führerprinzip – the leader principle
- Führerstaat – the concept of Hitler's dictatorship of one-man rule
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- Gau, pl. The, German for "leader principle" prescribes a system with a hierarchy of leaders that resembles a military structure A dictatorship is usually defined as an autocratic Form of government in which the Government is ruled by a Dictator. Gaue – territory divided into NSDAP regional districts.
- Bezirke – districts
- Kreise – counties or subdistricts; smaller units of the Bezirk
- Ortsgruppen – Party branch or local branches. It took a minimum of fifteen members to be recognized.
- Hauszellen – tenement cells
- Straßenzellen – street cells
- Stützpunkte – strong points
- Gauleiter – leader of a Gau. A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP (more commonly known as the Nazi Party) or the head of a Gau or of a They had to swear personal loyalty to the Führer. It was also handed out as an honorary title to deserving party members.
- Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo) – The Nazi Party secret police. The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Gestapo was derived as follows: Geheime Staatspolizei.
- Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz – "The common good before the private good"; Rudolf Jung popularized it in his book Der Nationale Sozialismus, 1922, 2nd edition. Rudolf Jung ( April 16, 1882 - December 11, 1945) was an instrumental force and agitator of German-Czech National Socialism and later This became Hitler's basic stance on the subordination of the economy to the national interest. (6)
- Generalgouverneur – Governor-general
- Genocide- the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group Not specific to the Third Reich.
- Gleichschaltung – the restructuring of German society and government into streamlined, centralized hierarchies of power, with the intention of gaining total control and co-ordination of all aspects of society. Gleichschaltung, meaning "coordination" "making the same" "bringing into line" is a Nazi term for the process by which the
- Golden pheasants – derogatory term Germans used for high-ranking Nazi Party members. The term derived from the brown and red uniforms with golden insignia worn at official functions and rallies by party members that resembled the brilliant colors of a male pheasant. Pheasants are a group of large Birds in the order Galliformes.
- Goosestep (Stechschritt) – a ceremonial marching form of many countries especially of the ones in cold climates (Germany and Russia). The vigorous marching helps keep the participants warm. The form consists of stepping forward without bending the knees. After the Nazis' use of it in their parades it was later used when referring to other totalitarian governments. Still used by some countries today.
- Gottgläubiger, those who broke away from Christianity. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The term implies someone who still believes in God, although without having any religious affiliation. Like the Communist Party in the USSR, the Nazis were not favorable toward religious institutions, but unlike the Communists, they did not promote or require atheism on the part of their membership.
- Gröfaz – mocking acronym for Größter Feldherr aller Zeiten ("greatest general of all time"), an appellation of Hitler
- Großraumwirtschaft – contintental economic zone similar to Lebensraum
- Gruppenführer 'group leader': a rank in the SS
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- Hakenkreuz 'hooked cross' – swastika
- Herrenvolk/Herrenrasse 'people/race of lords' – master race
- Heimat – the 'homeland' (greater Germany). Gruppenführer (literally “Group Leader” was an early Paramilitary Rank of the Nazi Party, first created in 1925 as a senior The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika sa स्वस्तिक Hindu IS CORRECT if 'ि' is positioned incorrectly see -->) is The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika sa स्वस्तिक Hindu IS CORRECT if 'ि' is positioned incorrectly see -->) is The master race ( German: die Herrenrasse) is a concept in Nazi Ideology, which holds that the Germanic and Nordic Heimat is a German word that has no simple English translation Not specific to the Third Reich.
- Heimatvertriebene – Germans expelled from their homeland
- HIB-Aktion – "Into-the-Factories Campaign"; a part of the Nazi campaign to recruit factory workers. Heimatvertriebene ( German for "expellees" are Ethnic Germans who fled or were expelled after World War II from many countries who
- Hitlerism is another term for Nazism used by its opponents. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
- Hitlerproleten – "Hitler's proletariat"; what the Berlin working class Nazis called themselves (to distinguish themselves from the rest of the proletariat). The proletariat (from Latin la ''proles'' "offspring" is a term used to identify a lower Social class; a member of such a class is proletarian (8)
- Hitler salute (Hitlergruß) – Used when addressing Hitler, higher ranking officers or the Empire. The Hitler salute (Hitlergruß also known in Germany during World War II as the Deutscher Gruß (literally German Greeting) or in English as the
- Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend) – A youth organization founded by the Nazis. For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth ( German:,
- Hoheitsabzeichen, or more specific Hoheitsadler or Reichsadler – national insignia (eagle and swastika). See Federal Coat of Arms of Germany. The coat of arms of Germany is a symbol of Germany; the Coat of arms feature an eagle.
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- Illustrierter Beobachter – NSDAP national tabloid
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- Judenfrei and Judenrein – areas cleansed of Jews and the Jewish bloodline
- Judenrat – Jewish council. Judenrein and Judenfrei (free of Jews were Nazi terms to designate an area free of Jewish presence Judenräte (singular Judenrat; German for "Jewish council" were administrative bodies that the Germans required Jews to form in the The Gestapo established Judenräte (the plural) in ghettoes to have them carry out necessary duties. A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure
- Jüdische Grundspekulationsgesellschaften – Hitler's slang term for Jewish property speculation companies
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- Kameradschafts- und Gemeinschaftsstärkung – strengthening of comradeship and community; Nazi party Gleichschaltung of social institutions
- Kapo (Cabo) – Privileged inmates of concentration camps, mostly common criminals. They had to oversee the work of the other inmates and were responsible for the results. Mainly brutal and mean criminals like murderers were assigned as Kapo.
- Kdf-Wagen Predecessor to the Volkswagen Beetle, a project of the Kraft durch Freude program
- Kommando – in general a group with a special assignment
- Konzentrationslager often abbreviated KZ for concentration camp. The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen Kraft durch Freude ( KdF, literally "Strength through Joy" was a large state-controlled Leisure organization in the Third Reich, a part of the See also List of Nazi-German concentration camps, Extermination camp Prior to and during World War II, Nazi Germany under Hitler maintained The correct abbreviation would be KL, but KZ was chosen for the tougher sound.
- Kraft durch Freude (KdF) – "strength through joy", state-sponsored programs intended to organize people's free time, offering cheap holidays, concerts, other leisure activities, and (unsuccessfully) a car (Kdf-Schiff, Kdf-Wagen). Kraft durch Freude ( KdF, literally "Strength through Joy" was a large state-controlled Leisure organization in the Third Reich, a part of the The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen It was initially called Nach der Arbeit.
- Kraut – a slang term for Germans applied by Allied soldiers. The German word Kraut when standing alone in English is used most frequently as an ethnic slur against German people
- Kreditschöpfungstheorie – Gregor Strasser's idea for government spending and credit creation. Gregor Strasser (also Straßer, see ß) ( May 31, 1892 &ndash June 30, 1934) was a Politician of the German
- Kriegserlebnis – (myth of the) war experience
- Kristallnacht or Reichskristallnacht – Crystal Night ; refers to the "Night of Broken Glass", November 9–10, 1938, when mob violence against Jewish people broke out all over Germany. Kristallnacht ( literally "Crystal night" or the Night of Broken Glass was a Pogrom in Nazi Germany on November 9–10 1938
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- Landwirtschaftliche Gaufachberater – NSDAP agricultural conventions; first one held in February 8, 1931. They held Bauernkundgebung (farmer's rallies).
- Landwirtschaftliche Vertrauensleute (LVL) – NSDAP agrarian agents; used to infiltrate other agricultural/husbandry/rural organizations to spread Nazi influence and doctrine.
- Landwirtschaftlicher Fachberater – expert consultant on agriculture that was assigned to every NSDAP Gau and Ort unit.
- Lebensborn – "Fountain of Life"; an SS organization founded by Himmler and intended to increase the birth rate of "Aryans" by providing unmarried mothers shelter in nursing homes so that they would not seek (illegal) abortions. Lebensborn ( Fount of Life, in Old German) was a Nazi organization set up by SS leader Heinrich Himmler, which provided
- Lebensraum – "Living space", specifically living space for ethnic Germans and generally referring to territories to be seized in Eastern Europe; see Drang nach Osten
- Lebensunwertes Leben – ("Life unworthy of life") Term used for people with incurable mental health problems, serious birth defects and other health issues. ( German for " habitat " or literally "living space" served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany 's territorial aggression "Life unworthy of life" (in German: "Lebens unwertes Leben") was a Nazi designation for the segments of populace that according to
- Leistungsgemeinschaft – performance community; part of the Nazi Gleichschaltung of social institutions
- Luftwaffe – military air force
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- Männerbund – bond of men; it was a distinctly masculine mystique which became an essential part of SA ideology. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.
- Mehr sein als scheinen "Be more than you appear to be. " – Motto applied to blades of uniform daggers worn by the Nationalpolitsche Erziehungsanstalten, or NPEA, the National Political Educational Establishment
- Mein Kampf – "My Struggle", Adolf Hitler's autobiography and political statement
- Meine Ehre heißt Treue "My honor is loyalty" – Motto applied to the blades of uniform daggers worn by the Schutzstaffel, or SS. Mein Kampf ( English: My Struggle/My Battle) is a book by Adolf Hitler. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the
- Militärbefehlshaber – military Governor, who was the (single) head of the executive in an occupied country (when no Reichskommissar was appointed)
- Mischling – used in reference to an individual with alleged partial Jewish ancestry; some were treated as full-blooded Jews, other as "Aryans" but subject to various restrictions. Mischling (" Crossbreed " in German) was the German term used during the Third Reich era in the German Empire to denote persons deemed to have partial
- "Mit brennender Sorge" – A letter by the Pope warning against the Nazis. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
- Muselmann – "an inmate who had resigned himself to death and lost the will to do anything to help himself survive". Muselmann (pl Muselmänner, from the German, meaning Mussulman ( Muslim) in Polish Muzułman (1)
- Mutterkreuz – a special cross awarded on three levels to all mothers "of favorable standing" who fulfilled the baby quota. The Cross of Honor of the German Mother ( German: Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter or more colloquially Mutterkreuz) but often referred to simply as the A bronze medal was bestowed on mothers with four or five children, a silver one for six or seven children, and finally a gold one for eight or more children.
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- Nacht und Nebel – "Night and fog", code for some prisoners that were to be disposed of, leaving no traces.
- Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalt – the National Political Educational Establishment, or NPEA
- National Socialist Teachers Association
- Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund (NSDStB) – Nazi Students League, founded in 1926
- Nazi is a short term for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (“German National Socialist Workers’ Party”). The National Socialist German Students' League (in German Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund; abbreviated NSDStB) was founded in 1926 as a division of Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German It is not an acronym; it is a phonetic spelling of the beginning of the party’s name (“nati-”). By extension, it is sometimes used to mean “a supporter of fascist ideology”. There are numerous debates concerning fascism and ideology. The position of fascism on the political spectrum is a point of contention As an adjective, this short form is used more often in English language than in German.
- denazification (Entnazifizierung) – the process by which the Allied occupiers attempted to purge post war Germany of remnants of the Nazi regime and Nazi philosophy
- ex-Nazis – former Nazis
- Nazism; the ideology of the NSDAP (generally considered to be a variant of Fascism under a misleading name)
- NSDAP Zentralkartei – master file, containing approx. Denazification (Entnazifizierung was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society culture press economy judiciary and politics of any In the context of this article the term ex-Nazi, or more correctly ex-Nazi Party member refers either to those few who were once Nazis and resigned from the Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology 7. 2 million original and official individual German Nazi Party membership cards. Comprises two separate files. It is housed in the Berlin Document Center (BDC).
- Ortskartei –
- Reichskartei —
- Nationalsozialistische Betriebzellenorganisation (NSBO) – National Socialist Factory Cell Organization (Nazi Party labor union) which had a membership of approx. The Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation (National Socialist Factory Cell Organization was an organization of workplace groups for the Nazi Party formed in 1931 The Nationalsozialistische Betriebszellenorganisation (National Socialist Factory Cell Organization was an organization of workplace groups for the Nazi Party formed in 1931 400,000 workers by January 1933.
- Nationalsozialistische Briefe – pro-labor publication launched by Gregor Strasser and edited by Joseph Goebbels. Gregor Strasser (also Straßer, see ß) ( May 31, 1892 &ndash June 30, 1934) was a Politician of the German Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) – the National Socialist German Workers’ Party of Adolf Hitler
- Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft (NSF) – NSDAP Women's Group headed by Gertrud Scholtz-Klink; designed to create women leaders and supervise indoctrination and training. Gertrud Scholtz-Klink ( February 9, 1902 - March 24, 1999; nee Treusch) was a fervent National Socialist German Workers Party It had 2 million members by 1938
- National-Sozialistische Landpost – NSDAP agricultural paper started by Richard Walther Darré. Richard Walther Darré (born Ricardo Walther Oscar Darré, 14 July 1895 - 5 September 1953 was an SS - Obergruppenführer and one of the leading
- Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (NSV) – NSDAP welfare organization founded in Berlin in September 1931. It acquired the official role in welfare and later on the racial policy of the Third Reich. The racial policy of Nazi Germany refers to the policies and laws implemented by Nazi Germany, asserting the superiority of the so-called " Aryan race " and
- Night of the Long Knives – on June 30, 1934, Hitler murderously purged the ranks of the S. The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A.
- Nur für Deutsche – "For Germans Only. Nur für Deutsche ( German: "Only for Germans quot during World War II in many German-occupied countries is a racialist slogan "
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- Oberführer 'senior leader' an SS-rank
- Obergruppenführer : an SS-rank
- Ordensburgen – NSDAP training schools
- Ordnungsdienst – order service, ghetto police made up of Jewish ghetto residents. Oberführer was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party dating back to 1921 Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest
- Ordnertruppen – first name of the group created in the fall of 1920 by Hitler
- Sportabteilung – Sports section (SA); the second name of the group.
- Sturmabteilung (SA) – Storm troopers. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers NSDAP paramilitary group; the third name in late 1921.
- Ostmark ("East Mark") – Austria as part of the German Empire after the Anschluß
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- Pan-Germanism – The idea that all Germans should live in one country. Ostmark is a German term meaning either Eastern march when applied to territories or Eastern Mark when applied to currencies Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification The ( German: "link-up" also known as the, was the 1938 Annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi Pan-Germanism (Pangermanismus or Alldeutsche Bewegung was a political movement of the 19th century aiming for unity of the German -speaking peoples of Europe
- Panzerkampfwagen (military) – "Armor(ed) fighting wagen" = Tank;not specific to Third Reich, but listed here for its centrality to Blitzkrieg
- Panzerfaust "armour fist" – An inexpensive, one-shot, recoilless anti-tank weapon of World War II somewhat similar to the American bazooka, but operated by one person. A panzer, pronunced, is a German Tank, especially in the context of World War II. The Panzerfaust (plural Panzerfäuste, "armored fist" or "tank fist" was an inexpensive recoilless German Anti-tank
- Partei-Statistik – 1935 Nazi Party three volume publication of membership data
- Planwirtschaft – a limited planned economy; Walther Funk promoted this idea within the Nazi party who thought genuine corporatism too stifling for business growth
- Plötzensee – a place in Berlin, site of a notorious prison where numerous opponents of Hitler and the Nazi régime were put to death. Walther Emanuel Funk (18 August 1890 - 31 May 1960 was a prominent Nazi official
- Putsch – German word meaning coup or revolt; has also entered the English language meaning the same.
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- Quisling – A pejorative meaning "traitor" during World War II, commonly used as an insult directed at a citizen who collaborated with the Germans in one of the conquered nations. Quisling, after Norwegian politician Vidkun Quisling, who assisted Nazi Germany to conquer his own country is a term used to describe traitors and The term was taken from Vidkun Quisling, the pro-Nazi Norwegian leader. Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945 was a Norwegian army Officer and politician Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
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- Rasse – race
- Rassenhygiene – racial hygiene
- Rassenschande – (literally "racial shame"); a Nazi term for sexual relations between an Aryan and a "non-Aryan" (including Jews, Slavs, and persons of African ancestry) which were banned by the Nuremberg laws. The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets Racial hygiene (often labeled a form of " Scientific racism " is the selection by a government of the putatively most physical intellectual and moral persons to raise The Nuremberg Laws ( German: Nürnberger Gesetze) of 1935 were denaturalization laws passed in Nazi Germany.
- Rednerschule der NSDAP – National Socialist Speaker's School
- Regierungspräsident – 'president' of a regional administration, in fact subordinate to the Nazi party's Gauleiter
- Reich – Empire
- Reichsarbeitsdienst – Reich Labour Service, or RAD; 1931 formed as an auxiliary labour service, became 1935 obligatory (six month) for all men and women between 18 and 25 years
- Reichsbauernführer – National Farmers' Leader; title given to Richard Walther Darré
- Reichsbevollmächtigter – Imperial Plenipotentiary in occupied territory
- Reichskommissar – Imperial Commissioner, a type of Governor in occupied territory
- Reichskonferenz – National Caucus; national caucuses held by the Austrian Deutsche Arbeiterpartei before World War I. A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP (more commonly known as the Nazi Party) or the head of a Gau or of a (ˈraɪk German ˈʁaɪç is a German Loanword cognate with the English Reign, Region, and Rich, but used most to designate The Reichsarbeitsdienst (or RAD Reich Labour Service) was an institution set up in Nazi Germany as an instrument to combat unemployment similar to the Richard Walther Darré (born Ricardo Walther Oscar Darré, 14 July 1895 - 5 September 1953 was an SS - Obergruppenführer and one of the leading The word plenipotentiary (from the Latin, plenus + potens, full + power has two meanings The word plenipotentiary (from the Latin, plenus + potens, full + power has two meanings Reichskommissar (rendered as Commissionary of the Empire or as Reich - or Imperial Commissioner) in German history, was an official gubernatorial
- Reichsleitung – national leadership; members of the NSDAP Party Directorate. They all swore personal loyalty to the Führer.
- Reichsmark (RM) 'Mark of the empire' – German monetary unit. For a detailed discussion of the English translation of Reich, see Reich. 100 Reichspfennig = 1 Reichsmark.
- Reichsmarschall – "Marshal of the Empire", the highest rank in the German armed forces during World War II (e. Reichsmarschall (Marshal of the Empire or Imperial Marshal in English) was the highest rank in the Armed forces of Nazi Germany during g. , Hermann Göring). Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member
- Reichsmordwoche, Nacht der langen Messer – "Reich Murder Week, Night of the Long Knives" of June–July 1934 during which Hitler assassinated hundreds of party-internal opponents, especially the SA, which was decapitated of its leadership.
- Reichsparteitage – "Reich Party Days", Nazi party rallies, held annually in Nüremberg before the outbreak of war in 1939. The Nuremberg Rally (officially Reichsparteitag, meaning national party convention was the annual rally of the NSDAP (Nazi Party in the years 1923 to 1938 in
- Reichsprotektor – German representative in the Czech Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia
- Reichsschrifttumkammer – the Nazi Chamber of Literature. Protector, sometimes spelled protecter, is used as a title or part of various historical titles of heads of state and others in authority The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren Protektorát Čechy a Morava was the majority ethnic-Czech Protectorate which Hanns Johst was president. Hanns Johst ( July 8, 1890 – November 23, 1978) was a German playwright and Nazi Poet Laureate.
- Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA) – an SS subsidiary organization originally led by Reinhard Heydrich and charged with fighting the Reich's ideological and racial enemies. The RSHA, or Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Security Head Office was a subordinate organization of the SS. Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief
- Reichsstatthalter – "imperial Stadtholder", i. The term Reichsstatthalter ("imperial lieutenant" was used twice for different offices in the imperial Hohenzollern dynasty's German Empire and the single-party A Stadtholder ( Dutch: stadhouder, " steward " or literally "place-keeper" or "stead-holder" in older Dutch in the Low e. Reich Governor; after the seizure of power in 1933, local governments were dissolved and the Gauleiters were appointed to govern the states with full powers.
- Reichstag – "Imperial Diet (or Parliament)"; see Reichstag (building) and Reichstag (institution)
- Reichstrunkenbold – "Reich drunkard", derogative name secretly given to Robert Ley whose alcoholism was widely known. The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first Parliament of the German Empire. The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, Dr Robert Ley (laɪ ( 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a Nazi German politician and head of the German Labour
- Reinrassig – a zoological term meaning "of pure breed. Reinrassig is a German Zoological term meaning "of pure Breed " Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of See Breed (song for the song by Nirvana. See Breed (video game for the video game by Brat Designs " Applied to human races, persons who could not prove their Aryan ancestry could be considered nicht Reinrassig. The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets The " Aryan race " is a concept in European culture that was influential in the period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Revolution der Gesinnung – revolution of attitude; the concept that the German people would not only develop a purified race but also a new mind and spirit. It was about, in Hitler's words, "to create a new man". (5)
- Righteous Gentiles- In secular usage, the term is used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust in order to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. Righteous among the Nations (חסידי אומות העולם Chassidey Umot HaOlam) which may at times refer to the B'nei Noah or Noahides as well is a term used The secular award (discussed below) by the same name given by the State of Israel has often been translated into English as "Righteous Gentile. "
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- Schönheit der Arbeit – Beauty of Labor program
- Selektion – selection of inmates for execution or slave labor at an extermination or concentration camp
- Schutzstaffel (SS) – Defense Squads; Hitler's personal body guard unit which grew into what was in practical terms the fourth branch of the Wehrmacht but was not legally a part of the military (and therefore wore the national emblem on the left sleeve instead of over the right breast pocket). The Beauty of Labour ( Schönheit der Arbeit) was a Propaganda organisation of the Nazi government from the period 1934 to its eventual decline in 1945 The Beauty of Labour ( Schönheit der Arbeit) was a Propaganda organisation of the Nazi government from the period 1934 to its eventual decline in 1945 The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the "SS" is formed from (S)chutz(s)taffel. They are popularly perceived as wearing totally black uniforms.
- Allgemeine-SS – general body of the Schutzstaffel consisting of full-time, part-time and honorary members.
- SS Totenkopfverbände – Death's-head units. SS-Totenkopfverbände ( SS-TV) was a German Nazi formation of concentration camps guards
- Verfügungstruppe – "ready" action troops organized by the SS in 1938. The SS-Verfügungstruppe ( The Combat Support Force) (short SS-VT) were combat divisions of the SS, trained according to the German Army ( Wehrmacht
- Waffen-SS – later name of the Verfügungstruppe. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron"
- Das Schwarze Korps – The Black Corps; SS "theoretical" journal of the SS. Das Schwarze Korps ( German for The Black Corps) was the official newspaper of the Schutzstaffel (SS The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the
- Sieg Heil! – "Hail to Victory", mass exclamation when bringing the Hitlergruß (Hitler Greeting). Sieg Heil is a German phrase which literally means "Victory Hail" or "Hail Victory"
- Sig Rune "S rune" – The letter from the runic alphabet popularized in the SS emblem and other insignia. Sig is the name given by Guido von List for the Sigel or s Rune of the Armanen Futharkh, and is also used by Karl Maria Wiligut The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the
- Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Sd. Kfz. ) – Special purpose motor vehicle; used to refer to half-tracks.
- Sprechabend – closed Nazi party meetings
- Sprachregelung – a special language that masked the camp conditions and the policy of extermination. It took the words "extermination", "killing", "liquidation"; and substituted for them, the euphemisms: "final solution", "evacuation", "special treatment", "resettlement", "labour in the East". It was developed to deceive victims and to assist SS officials and others to avoid acknowledging reality. (2)
- Standartenführer an SS-rank
- Ständesozialismus – corporative (or "corporate") socialism; promoted by O. Standartenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in both the S W. Wagener, sometime head of the political economy section of the party organization.
- Stoßtrupp – Hitler's body guard unit before the Hitlerputsch; forerunner to the SS.
- Strasser wing – named after Gregor Strasser who lead the left wing of the Nazi Party. Strasserism refers to the strand of Nazism and Neo-Nazism that called for a more radical mass-action and worker-based form of fascism particularly hostile to
- Stücke – pieces. A Sprachregelung term for Jews and other undesirables that dehumanized them. (They were no longer humans or persons but pieces. )
- Sturmabteilung (SA) – a Nazi paramilitary that was instrumental in bringing Hitler to power. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers
- Sturmbannführer: an SS-rank
- Sturmführer an SS-rank
- Sturmhauptführer an SS-rank
- Der Stürmer – a weekly anti-Semitic newspaper founded by Julius Streicher known for its lurid semi-pornographic content. Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party which was used by both the Sturmabteilung (SA and the Schutzstaffel Sturmführer was a paramilitary Rank of the Nazi Party which began as a title used by the Sturmabteilung in 1925 and became an actual SA Sturmhauptführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank used by both the Sturmabteilung and the SS. Der Stürmer (literally "The Stormer" more accurately "The Attacker" was a weekly Nazi Newspaper published by Julius Streicher Julius Streicher ( February 12, 1885 &ndash October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II.
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- Thule Gesellschaft – "Thule Society". The Thule Society (Thule-Gesellschaft originally the Studiengruppe für germanisches Altertum 'Study Group for Germanic Antiquity' was a German Occultist The Nazis sought themes for their ideology in the occult and the Germanic and Nordic traditions. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland
- Totenkopf "death's head" – human-skull emblem worn by members of the [[Schutzstaffel|SS], and also by Heer (German Army) and Luftwaffe panzer crews, thought to symbolise loyalty beyond death. Totenkopf (Plural Totenköpfe) is the German word for "skull" (literally "dead man's head" and is used to describe a military Not specific to the Third Reich, and previously used by Prussian cavalry units. The 3rd SS Division Totenkopf was formed by drafting men from the units that guarded the concentration camps. SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head" or "Skull" is also known as 3
- Turnvereine – German and Austrian calisthenic leagues. They were identically dressed men and women making identical movements in mass performance.
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- Überfremdung – (lit. Überfremdung (ˌybɐˈfʀemduŋ is the German term declaring that some object or characteristic has become too heavily ( über meaning over "making something too foreign/strange", "hyperxenesis") the claim that a culture, language, or economy has been too-heavily affected by foreign influences.
- Übermensch – (lit. The Übermensch ( German; English: Overman, Superman) is a Concept in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. "higher human", or "over-human") an idea appropriated from the work of Friedrich Nietzsche and used by certain Nazis to describe the racially superior Germanic "Aryan" people. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist
- Untermensch – (lit. Untermensch ( German for under man, sub-man, sub-human; plural Untermenschen is a term from Nazi racial Ideology "lower human" or "under-human") corollary of the term Übermensch, but reversed as a label given to peoples considered racially inferior to the "Aryans".
- Überwachungsdienst – surveillance service of the aA to protect the organization against Konjunkturritter (financial opportunists).
- unzuverlässige Elemente – unreliable societal elements (Jews, communists, homosexuals, etc. )
- U-Boot (abbreviated form of Unterseeboot, lit. "underwater boat") – submarine, anglicized U-Boat
- Umschlagplatz – (lit. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers "changing place") place of assembly. Kapos were told to collect Jews and bring them to this designated spot for pick up and transfer to the death trains.
- Uschla – arbitration committee of the NSDAP Party Directorate
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- V-1 and V-2 – "Vergeltungswaffen" weapons of repayment, Used to attack Britain and other countries controlled by the Allies. The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as V-1 (German Vergeltungswaffe 1 was an early Cruise missile used during World War Two See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve The V-1 was the world's first operational cruise missile. Other "V-Waffe" were planned but did not become operational.
- Vernichtungslager – death camps. This word was never used by the Nazis themselves.
- Volk – People, folk-community, or nation. See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our It is extremely difficult to convey the full meaning of this word in English
- Völkischer Beobachter – the official Nazi Party newspaper
- "Deutsche Arbeiterpolitik" – special labor section included in the above party paper. The völkisch movement is the German interpretation of the populist movement with a romantic focus on Folklore and the "organic" The Völkischer Beobachter (" Völkisch Observer" or less strictly "People's Observer" was the newspaper of the National
- Der Angriff – Nazi Party labor newspaper started by Joseph Goebbels
- Der Erwerbslose – Nazi Party labor newspaper
- Arbeitertum – Nazi Party labor newspaper
- Volksgerichtshof – literally "People's Court", a tribunal which condemned people accused of crimes against the state; verdicts were sometimes directed by Hitler himself. Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public The People's Court (Volksgerichtshof was a court established in 1934 by German Dictator Adolf Hitler, who had been dissatisfied with the outcome of the
- Volkswagen – "people's car". Conceived during the mid-1930s but did not go into production until after 1945. Perhaps the most durable and popular legacy of the Third Reich.
- Volksgemeinschaft – a concept that means national solidarity; popular ethnic community; classless folk community
- Volkswirtschaft – a people's or national economy
- von – literally "of" or "from", an aristocratic appellation in German names, though it does not always signify that class. Volksgemeinschaft is a German expression meaning "people's community" In German, von is a Preposition which approximately means of or from. Not specific to the Third Reich.
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- Waffenamt – arms inspection stamp or mark
- Wannsee Conference – a conference held on January 20, 1942 beside Lake Wannsee in Berlin in which it was decided and made official Nazi policy that the total annihilation of European Jews was the only rational means of a "Final Solution" to the Jewish Question. Waffenamt (WaA was the German Army Weapons Agency It was the centre for research and development of Germany and also during The Third Reich for weapons ammunition and army The Wannsee Conference was a Meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Wehrbauern – soldier-peasant settlements that were to be established in the East to act as a defensive shield against the inroads of Slav barbarianism.
- Wehrkraftzersetzung – a crime invented by the Nazis. It meant "negatively affecting the fighting forces". People who expressed doubts about Germany's chances of winning the war, or about Hitler's leadership were sometimes put to death for Wehrkraftzersetzung.
- Wehrmacht "Defence force" – the name of the armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Prior to that time, the Reichswehr. Consisted of the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Air Force), but not the Waffen-SS or the Police even though they both fielded combat units during the war.
- Weltanschauungskrieg – war of ideologies
- Winterhilfe – Winter Relief Program and annual fundraising drive by the Nazi Party to support impoverished German victims of the Great Depression and of World War II. The successor to the similar program in existance during the Weimar Republic (1919–1933).
- Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung – 1931 WPA; A NSDAP proposed program
- Wirtschaftliches Sofortprogramm – 1932 Economic Program; A NSDAP proposed program
- Wirtschaftliches Aufbauprogramm – 1932 Economic Reconstruction Plan; A NSDAP proposed program
- Wolfsangel "Wolf's hook" – emblem adopted by several military units of Nazi Germany
- Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) – codename for Hitler's secret headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia (nowadays Kętrzyn, Poland). East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part Kętrzyn (Rastenburg former Rastembork is a Town in northeastern Poland with 28351 inhabitants (2004 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
- Wunderwaffe – "silver bullet" (literally, "wonder weapons), referring to weapon systems developed at the end of World War II (such as the V-1 and the V-2) that were supposed to turn around Germany's desperate situation on the battlefields. Wunderwaffen is German for " Wonder weapons quot and was a term assigned during World War II by the Nazi propaganda ministry to a few revolutionary See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve
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- Zeppelin – The rigid airships were a symbol of the German air technology between the first years of the 20th century and the destruction of the Hindenburg in 1937. A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable" Not specific to the Third Reich.
- Zielstrebigkeit – determination
- Zusammenstöße (sing. Zusammenstoß) – gang fights; the brawls between the various party paramilitary groups
- Zwangswirtschaft – forced or compulsion economy
- Zwischenstaatliche Vertretertagungen – interstate meetings of representatives; DNSAP and NSDAP party congresses of the early years; first one held in Salzburg, Austria.
- Zyklon B Also spelled Cyclon B – tradename of a cyanide-based insecticide used to kill over one million people in Nazi gas chambers. Zyklon B (tsykloːn ˈbeː also spelled Cyclon B or
- 25-point program – The Nazi Party platform and a codification of its ideology. The National Socialist Program, also referred to as the 25-point program or 25-point plan was developed to formulate the party policies of first the Austrian German
- 581 Abel autobiography – Weimar period Nazi Party membership data source
List of abbreviations and acronyms
See the glossary above for explanations of the terms.
- aA – NSDAP Agrarian Apparatus
- DAP – German Workers’ Party
- DFO – German Women's Order
- DNSAP – the Austrian “German National Socialist Workers’ Party”
- Gestapo – The Nazi secret police, short for Geheime Staatspolizei
- KdF – Strength through Joy
- LVL – agrarian agents for the NSDAP
- Nazi – Portmanteau for "National Socialist"
- NPEA – Nationalpolitsche Erziehungsanstalten, or National Political Educational Establishment
- NSBO – National Socialist Factory Cell Organization
- NSDAP – the National Socialist German Workers’ Party
- NSKK – Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrerkorps, or National Socialist Motor Corps
- NSF – NSDAP's women's group
- NSV – National Socialist People's Welfare
- RAD – Reichsarbeitsdienst, or Reich Labor Service
- RBA – National Socialist Factory Cell Division
- RM – Reichsmark
- RZM – Reichszeugmeisterei, or National Material Control Office
- SA – Sturmabteilung, or NSDAP storm troopers
- SS – Schutzstaffel, or Hitler's body guard and extra NSDAP paramilitary group
- WaA – Waffenamt, arms inspection stamp or mark
See also
References
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