Former name of Germany

Answer 1

There was the "Norddeutsche Bund" (North German Condederation) from 1867-1871 which was like a military alliance Then there was the "Deutsche Kaiserreich" (German Empire) from 1971-1918, after that the "Waimarer Republik" (Waimar Republic) from 1919-1933, the "Dritte Reich" or "Großdeutsche Reich" (Third Reich or Greater German Reich) from 1933-1945. From 1871-1945 the offical name has been "Deutsches Reich" (German Reich). In the time of occupation in Germany the "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" has been found in the areas occupied by Great Britain, France and the USA. Eastern Germany was under Soviet occupation and they chose to found their own state called "Deutsche Demokratische Republik" (German Democratic Republic). Nowadays as a united Germany we are still the "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" or simply "Deutschland".

Answer 2

Germany has always been called Germany in English. Until 1871, when the country was first unified, the word was somewhat vague and until 1866 included Austria.