1940s in Germany

Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and the German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945, after 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, ending World War II in Europe.

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

exodus & deportation during and after the end of the Second World War from 1945 to 1950

aspect of history, when Germany was divided into two separate states

Nazi foreign ministry archives

1940 German espionage in the Americas during World War II

overview of Germany-related events during the year of 1946

overview of the food supply policies in occupied Germany

overview of Germany-related events during the year of 1948

overview of Germany-related events during the year of 1949

overview of Germany-related events during the year of 1947