So what does the word “Reich” even mean? The German word “Reich” means kingdom or realm. Similar to the word “Ruler”.

 Hitler believed that the Third Reich would go on for thousands of years. But really, it lasted until the Germans surrendered to their allies in 1945.

 In 1993 Hitler became the chancellor of Germany.  August 2, 1934 President Hindenburg dies and Hitler becomes the dictator of Germany.  September 15, 1935 Nuremberg laws deprive German Jews of all civil liberties.  March 7,1936 Rhineland was invaded by German troops.  November 9-10, 1938 Kristallnacht occurred.  May 22, 1939 Germany and Italy form an alliance: The Rome-Berlin Axis. ("Pact of Steel")  August 23, 1939 Germany signs Pact with Soviet Union: Russo- German Non Aggression Pact

 The final chapter in the destruction of Hitler's Third Reich began on April 16, 1945 when Stalin unleashed the brutal power of 20 armies, 6,300 tanks and 8,500 aircraft with the objective of crushing German resistance and capturing Berlin. By prior agreement, the Allied armies (positioned approximately 60 miles to the west) halted Devastation in Berlin Soviet troops at the Brandenburg Gate their advance on the city in order to give the Soviets a free hand. The depleted German forces put up a stiff defense, initially repelling the attacking Russians, but ultimately succumbing to overwhelming force. By April 24 the Soviet army surrounded the city slowly tightening its stranglehold on the remaining Nazi defenders. Fighting street-to-street and house-to-house, Russian troops blasted their way towards Hitler's chancellery in the city's center.

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