Emperor Otto I in 962.
rich = Reich
Because it saw itself as the successor to the second (and first) Reich, both high points in German history.
The Third Reich
was Adolf Hitler regime called the third reich
The German word "Reich" translates to "empire" or "realm" in English.
Third Reich Hitler wanted to call the new German Reich.
Third Reich; Greater German Reich; Großdeutsches Reich
"Reich" is the German equivalent of the English word "Empire"
The First Reich: The Holy Roman Empire (800/962 - 1806) The Second Reich: The German Empire (1871 - 1918) The Third Reich: Nazi Germany (1933 - 1945)
The territory or government of a German state, as the Holy Roman Empire, or First Reich, from 962 to 1806; the German Empire, or Second Reich, from 1871 to 1919; the Weimar Republic, from 1919 to 1933; or the Third Reich, from 1933 to 1945. ____ Reich - Empire, realm, state
the German state
Deutsches Reich = German Empire