Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is a term used to distinguish Germany under the National Socialist German Worker's Party from modern Germany and previous incarnations, such as the German Empire. Nazi Germany refers to Germany during the National Socialist Era of it's history which is seen as beginning with Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of the Weimar Republic in 1933 and ending with defeat of Germany during World War II in the year 1945. The actual state went by two official names names; Deutsches Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Großdeutsches Reich ("Greater German Reich") from 1943 to 1945 but is most often referred to as 'the Third Reich' in popular media.