Deutsches Reich was the official name for Germany from 1871 to 1945 in the German language. Its literal meaning in English is "German Realm", however it is more usually only part-translated as "German Reich" (for a more detailed translation/explanation of the term 'Reich' read the article Reich). 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...   (IPA: ; German: IPA: ), is the German word for realm or empire, cognate with Scandinavian rike/rige, Dutch rijk and English ric as found in bishopric. ...

The history of Germany during this time is conventionally broken into three distinct periods, the names of which are much more commonly used for referring to the state than the official term: This article gives an overview of the History of Germany. ...

• the German Empire, from 1871 to 1918
• the Weimar Republic, from 1919 to 1933
• the Third Reich or ("Nazi Germany"), from 1933 to 1944 (during the final two years of Nazi rule the state was formally known by the Germans as the das Großdeutsche Reich, or "Greater German Reich"^{[citation needed]}).

From the 9 May 1945 the Deutsches Reich was in a state of Debellation (see End of World War II in Europe). The Allies decided not to recognise Karl Dönitz as Reichspräsident or to recognise the legitimacy of his Flensburg government (so-called because it was based at Flensburg and controlled only a small area around the town), and on 5 July 1945 the four powers signed the "Declaration Regarding the Defeat of Germany" in Berlin, creating the Allied Control Council and assumed supreme authority with respect to Germany.^[1] Motto Gott mit Uns (German: God with us”) Anthem Heil dir im Siegerkranz (unofficial) Territory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I Capital Berlin Language(s) Official: German Unofficial minority languages: Danish, French, Frisian, Polish, Sorbian Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor  - 1871–1888 William I  - 1888 Frederick... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... It has been suggested that List of Weimar states be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years). ... Debellatio (also debellation) (lat. ... During the Battle for Berlin, the Red Flag was raised over the Reichstag, May 1945. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with President of Germany. ... The Flensburg government refers to the short-lived administration that attempted to rule Germany in May 1945 following the suicides of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels and the Fall of Berlin. ... Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Kammergericht, Headquarters of the Allied Control Council The Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority, known in German as the Alliierter Kontrollrat, also referred to as the Four Powers, was a military occupation governing body of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany after the end of World War II in...

When the peace treaty between Germany and the war time Allies, (known as Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany), was signed on September 12, 1990 there was no mention of the Deutsches Reich, or any of the three common English names for it, in the English version of the text. Instead the states of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) agreed to be bound by certain conditions which they had to ratify, one of which was the creation of a united Germany which to come into existence had to also agree to certain conditions agreed in the treaty. On meeting theses conditions under Article 7.2 "The United Germany [has] accordingly full sovereignty over its internal and external affairs."^[2] The Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany is the final peace treaty negotiated between the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and the Four Powers which occupied Germany at the end of World War II in Europe: France, the United Kingdom, the United States and... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... “East Germany” redirects here. ...