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Nazi terminology

  • Drang nach OstenPolish journalist Julian Klaczko wrote the phrase Drang nach Osten in 1849. He used it as a citation within his reporting on German expansionist tendencies.
  • AnschlussOn the 12th of March 1938, the German Army crossed into Austria without firing a single shot. This event marked the end of Austrian independence and the…
  • FührerThe German word Führer means leader or guide. It appears in compound words like Heerführer, which translates to military leader.
  • LebensraumIn 1860, the German geographer Oscar Peschel used a specific phrase in his review of Charles Darwin's work to describe how physical geography influences…