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The Third Reich refers to the whole of the period when the Nazis were in power (1933-45); the Holocaust usually refers to the period of the systematic mass extermination of the Jews from 1941-45.

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What is the period of history called when Hitler was ordering Jews to be killed?

The Third Reich or the Holocaust


Meaning of holocaust?

It is a term used to describe the persecution of the Jews during the era of the Third Reich and Adolf Hitler.


What is the name of the army in Germany during the Holocaust?

During the "Third Reich" from early 1930's up to the end of the second world war the army was called the "Wehrmacht"


What was Germany's name in during world war 2?

Deutsches Reich, or the Third Reich.


Why was Hitler's reign called the third Reich?

Reich means Realm, or Kingdom, or empire. The first Reich was the Holy Roman Empire (heiliges Romisches Reich) The second Reich is the term for unified Germany, (before and during world war 1) the Third Reich is NAZI Germany.


What was the third rieich?

The Third Reich refers to the period of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party). It aimed to establish a totalitarian regime based on the principles of Aryan supremacy, militarism, and anti-Semitism, leading to widespread persecution and the genocide of millions, particularly during the Holocaust. The regime ended with Germany's defeat in World War II. The term "Third Reich" was used to suggest that Nazi Germany was the successor to the Holy Roman Empire (the First Reich) and the German Empire (the Second Reich).


What was Canada's reaction to the Holocaust?

Canada was quite indifferent to the Holocaust while it was happening, although in subsequent years Canada joined in the general world-wide disapproval of that atrocity. During WW II Canada fought very hard to defeat the Third Reich, but not out of concern for the Holocaust, only out of concern that Canada would wind up being conquered by the Third Reich (as so many other nations had been) if they were not stopped.Canada's position on the genocide of the Jews during World War 2's holocaust was the same as the US position. It was atrocious, brutal, a crime and they were all for the war crimes tribunal executing the Nazi leaders for what thy did to the Jews.


What did the SS have to do with the Holocaust?

The SS ran the concentration camps and extermination camps and organized the holocaust.


What is the third riech during world war 2?

the third empire, or third Reich, was the empire of Germany in which Hitler was leader


Who was leader of Germany during the Third Reich?

At the time of the third reich, Adolf Hitler was the totalitarian dictator, or "the fuehrer" (german for leader).


Name that Hitler gave his government?

Hitler's regime was officially known as Deutsches Reich (from 1933-1943) and Großdeutsches Reich (from 1943-1945). The term Drittes Reich (Third Reich) was never an official term and only used occasionally by the Nazis for propagandistic purposes.


What nation did the Third Reich control the fate of?

The Third Reich was in control of Germany.