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thumb|1938 Nuremberg rallies|Nuremberg Rally postcard, from the NSDAP Central Publishing House. A Nazi () towers over Germany and Austria.|upright=0.8

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Instance of
process
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inception
1933-00-00
opposite of
denazification
inspired by
Italian Fascism
Commons category
Gleichschaltung
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Terminology
  • Legal basis
  • Coordination of the German ''Länder''
  • Propaganda and societal integration
  • Coordination of the trade union movement
  • Strength Through Joy
  • Implications
  • See also
  • References
  • Notes
  • Citations
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|1938 Nuremberg rallies|Nuremberg Rally postcard, from the NSDAP Central Publishing House. A Nazi () towers over Germany and Austria.|upright=0.8

In Nazi terminology, ' (), meaning or , was the process of Nazification' by which Adolf Hitler—leader of the Nazi Party in Germany—established a system of totalitarian control and coordination over all aspects of German society "from the economy and trade associations to the media, culture and education".

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