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People of Germany
dictator of Nazi Germany and embarked on a genocidal campaign to unify all Germans under his leadership. His Nazi movement defined Germans in a very specific
Germans
Country in Europe
Germans were expelled from across Eastern Europe, and Germany lost roughly one-quarter of its pre-war territory. After the surrender of Nazi Germany,
Germany
Topics referred to by the same term
up German, Germans, german, or germans in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. German(s) may refer to: Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
German
18th-century German immigrants to the Volga region of Russia
total Argentine population. Descendants of Volga Germans outnumber descendants of Germans from Germany itself, who number one million in Argentina (2.3%
Volga_Germans
Ethnic Germans living in the Czech lands before 1945
all ethnic Germans lived in isolated and well-defined areas; for historical reasons, Czechs and Germans mixed in many places, and Czech-German bilingualism
Sudeten_Germans
German emigrants and their descendants
("ethnic Germans") is a historical term which arose in the early 20th century and was used by the Nazis to describe ethnic Germans, without German citizenship
German_diaspora
Tourist family gone missing in 1996
The Death Valley Germans (as dubbed by the media) were a family of four tourists from Germany who went missing in Death Valley National Park, on the California–Nevada
Death_Valley_Germans
6th episode of the 1st series of Fawlty Towers
stunned Germans look on, Major Gowen enters the room and launches into a conversation with what he still believes is a talking moose head. The Germans shake
The_Germans
Hungary Germans in South Africa Germans of Paraguay Germans of Poland Germans of Romania Germans in the United Kingdom German Argentines German Russians
List_of_Germans
German state from 1933 to 1945
among Germans was one of surprise and trepidation as many were concerned about how much longer the war would continue or suspected that Germany could
Nazi_Germany
Population transfer during and after World War II
transported Germans from Crimea to Central Asia. Between 1944 and 1948, millions of people, including ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) and German citizens
Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950)
Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germans_(1944–1950)
Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)
East Germany considered West Germans and West Berliners to be foreigners following the promulgation of its second constitution in 1968. West Germans, the
East_Germany
West Germanic language
also: Germans in the Czech Republic) Denmark (see also: North Schleswig Germans) Hungary (see also: Germans of Hungary) Poland (see also German minority
German_language
Germany) and the population fell by half to roughly one million. 597,212 Germans self-identified as such in the 2002 Russian census, making Germans the
History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union
History_of_Germans_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_and_the_Soviet_Union
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)
when the idea of a single German nation was abandoned by East Germany. As a result, it officially considered West Germans and West Berliners as foreigners
West_Germany
Germanic ethnic group in Kazakhstan
Most Germans in Kazakhstan are the descendants of Volga Germans, who were deported to the then Soviet republic of Kazakhstan from the Volga German Autonomous
Germans_of_Kazakhstan
People with African roots living or born in Germany
considered for merging. › Afro-Germans (German: Afrodeutsche) or Black Germans (German: schwarze Deutsche) are German citizens who have ancestry from
Afro-Germans
Americans of German birth or descent
Company settled thousands of German pioneers in French Louisiana during 1721. It encouraged Germans, particularly Germans of the Alsatian region who had
German_Americans
The following Forbes list of German billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2024
List_of_Germans_by_net_worth
Historic ethnic minority in Poland
Vistula Germans (German: Weichseldeutsche) are ethnic Germans who had settled in what became known after the 1863 Polish rebellion as the Vistula Territory
Vistula_Germans
German state from 1871 to 1918
legislation of Germany since 1870. OL 123112W. —— (1894). Germany and the Germans. Vol. 2. OL 123092W., politics and parties —— (1908). Germany at home. London:
German_Empire
Ethnic Germans living around the Baltic Sea
Baltic Germans for reasons of cultural, linguistic, and historical affinities. Germans of East Prussia held Prussian, and after 1871, German citizenship
Baltic_Germans
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
soldiers escaped to stand between the Germans and Moscow as resistance continued. Four weeks into the campaign, the Germans realised they had grossly underestimated
Operation_Barbarossa
Ethnic group in Ukraine
Black Sea Germans are distinct from similar groups of settlers (Crimean Goths, the Bessarabia Germans, Crimea Germans, Dobrujan Germans, Russian Mennonites
Black_Sea_Germans
Texans of German descent
merging. › Texas Germans (German: Texas-Deutsche) are descendants of German Americans who settled in Texas from the 1830s. The arriving Germans tended to cluster
Texas_Germans
Italian word for Germans, became the term used by Allied soldiers during the Italian campaign of World War II. In a more poetical sense Germans can be referred
List of terms used for Germans
List_of_terms_used_for_Germans
Jewish partisan militia
million Germans, was the only way to teach enemies of the Jews that they could not act with impunity: "The act should be shocking. The Germans should know
Nakam
German invasion of France in 1940
have two or three weeks to prepare for the Germans to advance 100 km (60 mi) to the Dyle but the Germans arrived in four days. The Second Army was expected
Battle_of_France
Group of ethnic Germans in Central and Eastern Europe
the First World War, only the Germans of Slovakia (the Slovak Germans or Slowakeideutsche, including the Zipser Germans) and those of Carpathian Ruthenia
Carpathian_Germans
Concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany
with the outside world, although those few Germans who tried to help did not encounter punishment. Germans were often shocked to see the reality of the
Nazi_concentration_camps
1918–1992 country in Central Europe
population consisted of Czechs (51%), Germans (22%), Slovaks (16%), Hungarians (5%) and Rusyns (4%). Many of the Germans, Hungarians, Ruthenians and Poles
Czechoslovakia
the 2,057 cities and towns in Germany (as of 28 January 2025). There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality
List of cities and towns in Germany
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Germany
Topics referred to by the same term
German or German Chinese may be: Of or relating to Sino-German relations Chinese people in Germany Chinese as a foreign language in Germany Germans in
Chinese_German
National anthem of Germany
praised the free trade of German goods which brought Germans and Germany closer. After the 1848 March Revolution, the German Confederation handed over
Deutschlandlied
Russian Germans
considered for merging. › Russia Germans or Germans from Russia (German: Russlanddeutsche, literally "Russia Germans"; Russian: российские немцы, romanized: rossiyskiye
Russia_Germans
Invasion at the beginning of World War II
armored forces than the Germans, and these units, dispersed within the infantry, were unable to effectively engage the Germans. Experiences in the Polish–Soviet
Invasion_of_Poland
1955 book
The Germans 1933-45 is a nonfiction book by Milton Mayer, first published by the University of Chicago Press in 1955. It describes ordinary German citizens'
They_Thought_They_Were_Free
2021 census, most of the Germans in Poland (67.2%) live in Silesia: 59,911 in the Opole Voivodeship, i.e. 41.6% of all Germans in Poland and a share of
German_minority_in_Poland
German families who settled in Jutland, Denmark
The Potato Germans (Danish: Kartoffeltyskere) were a group of German families who settled in the heathlands of central Jutland in Denmark during the mid-1700s
Potato_Germans
War from 1870 to 1871
victory and a long war. The strategic advantages the Germans had were not appreciated outside Germany until after hostilities had ceased. Other countries
Franco-Prussian_War
People descended from ethnic German colonists living in present-day Namibia
by Germans. Today[update] many Germans in Namibia are small and medium entrepreneurs. Many German-speakers live in the capital, Windhoek (German: Windhuk)
German_Namibians
Variety of Standard German
German Standard German, Standard German of Germany, or High German of Germany, is the variety of Standard German that is written and spoken in Germany
German_Standard_German
Theatre of war of European Axis and Soviet Union blocs
space"): acquiring new territory for Germans in Eastern Europe, in particular Russia. He envisaged settling Germans there, as according to Nazi ideology
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
Ethnic group who lived in Bessarabia between 1814 and 1940
They are distinguished from the Black Sea Germans who settled to the east of Odesa, and from the Dobrujan Germans in Dobruja.[citation needed] Perhaps the
Bessarabia_Germans
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
itching to kill as many Germans as possible. In Stalingrad people felt a particularly intense hatred for the Germans." German observers were perplexed
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Ethnic German diaspora in the city of Milwaukee
Germans in Milwaukee are German Americans and their descendants who settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. German immigrants had strongly influenced Milwaukee
Germans_in_Milwaukee
Men's association football team
but it made a scant difference to West Germany as the West Germans advanced to the knockout stage. The West Germans advanced to the final against the Johan
Germany national football team
Germany_national_football_team
Part of post–WWII history
The expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a broader series of evacuations and deportations of Germans from Central and
Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia
Expulsion_of_Germans_from_Czechoslovakia
Post-World War II occupation of Germany
abandoned. Germans were also prohibited from inhabiting any part of a building in which US soldiers were housed, leading to large numbers of Germans being
Allied-occupied_Germany
Jacquetta Jean Frederica Eliot, Countess of St. Germans (born 1943) is the third daughter of Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn. She is his
Jacquetta Eliot, Countess of St Germans
Jacquetta_Eliot,_Countess_of_St_Germans
Axis invasion of Crete during World War II
rendezvousing with the Germans at Ierapetra. The Italian troops later moved their headquarters from Sitia to Agios Nikolaos. The Germans pushed the British
Battle_of_Crete
War[citation needed]. More than 200,000 native-born Germans, along with another 250,000 1st-generation German-Americans, served in the Union Army, notably from
German Americans in the American Civil War
German_Americans_in_the_American_Civil_War
Major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army
favored the better-equipped Germans and eventually the Home Army surrendered on 2 October when their supplies ran out. The Germans then deported the remaining
Warsaw_Uprising
1944 Allied invasion of Southern France
breakthrough, until the Germans were finally able to complete their withdrawal and retreat from the town. While the Germans were retreating, the French
Operation_Dragoon
First-level administrative subdivisions of Germany
with Germany which eventually never took place. More than 8 million Germans had been expelled from these territories that had formed part of the German-speaking
States_of_Germany
Centre-left political party in Germany
re-unification of Germany impossible. Austria could have become a sovereign neutral state in 1956, but a 1952 Soviet suggestion for Germans to form a neutral
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany
Ethnic minority in Hungary
among Hungarian Germans. In 1940, it became the official representative body of Hungarian Germans and was directly controlled by Germany. The Volksbund
Germans_of_Hungary
Far-right political party in Germany (1920–1945)
to so-called "Imperial Germans" (citizens of the German Empire); and "Ethnic Germans" (Volksdeutsche), who did not hold German citizenship were not permitted
Nazi_Party
Germany during the Middle Ages
polities by the High Middle Ages. The term rex teutonicorum ('king of the Germans') first came into use in Italy around the year 1000. It was popularized
Kingdom_of_Germany
World War II battle, 1944–1945
the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and referred to by the Germans as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (transl. Operation Watch on the Rhine), was
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Ethnic group of European-American settlers in Virginia and West Virginia
about German Americans attested that many Germans were anti-Irish because of their hostility to Roman Catholicism. According to this source, Germans often
Shenandoah_Germans
Surrender of Paris
September 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, but the war seemed far away until May 10 1940, when the Germans attacked France and
Paris_in_World_War_II
1939–1945 global conflict
followed by the expulsion to Germany of the nine million Germans from these provinces, as well as three million Germans from the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia
World_War_II
generations of Afro-Germans from being born, reflecting the regime's commitment to racial hierarchy. Beyond sterilization, Afro-Germans also faced imprisonment
Persecution of black people in Nazi Germany
Persecution_of_black_people_in_Nazi_Germany
Political party in Germany
that "we Germans are the only people in the world who have planted a memorial of shame in the heart of their capital", and suggested that Germans "need to
Alternative_for_Germany
German state from 1918 to 1933
Democratic Party of Germany preferred Deutsche Republik (German Republic). By the mid-1920s, most Germans referred to their government informally as the Deutsche
Weimar_Republic
Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005
"Gerd" Schröder (born 7 April 1944) is a German former politician and lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004,
Gerhard_Schröder
Second World War campaign fought in Norway
pushed for action to be taken to confront the Germans away from France. These developments concerned the Germans. The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact had placed Finland
Norwegian_campaign
past was dismissed by the end of the tournament by Germans and non-Germans alike. As many Germans regarded showing their flag as part of support for their
Flag_of_Germany
1989–1991 unification process of Germany
a poll found that 40% of East Germans identify as East Germans rather than German which was 52%. Additionally, German reunification was useful in generating
German_reunification
Ethnic minority in Romania
reported by the partial results of the 2021 census. The Germans of Romania (or Romanian-Germans) are not a single, unitary, homogeneous group, but rather
Germans_of_Romania
is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. As of today, 80 cities in Germany fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the
List of cities in Germany by population
List_of_cities_in_Germany_by_population
Puppet state of Nazi Germany (1943–1945)
remnants of the Royal Italian Army, Rome fell to the Germans. (The armistice meant that the Germans were forced to take over Italy's occupation zones in
Italian_Social_Republic
1944 World War II military operation
The Germans subsequently rounded up most of those left behind, but some of the British and Polish paratroopers managed to avoid capture by the Germans and
Operation_Market_Garden
Germans with at least one parent born abroad was 35.6 years (up from 33.8 years in 2008), while that for Germans, who had two parents born in Germany
Demographics_of_Germany
British Second World War deception operation
sympathetic to the Germans. Final proof that the Germans had been passed the information from the letters came on 14 May when a German communication was
Operation_Mincemeat
Real or imagined characteristics of the German people
Western Germans and Eastern Germans (Wessis and Ossis). According to the stereotype, in Germany, everything happens exactly as per schedule and Germans do
Stereotypes_of_Germans
World War II operation in France
radio-traffic to lead the Germans into expecting an attack on Norway, and Fortitude South, a major deception designed to fool the Germans into believing that
Operation_Overlord
Racist foundations of Nazism
and Germans was problematic. The Nazis did not prohibit marriages between Czechs and Germans and no law prohibited Jews from marrying Czechs. German women
Nazi_racial_theories
Nazi concentration camp in Poland (1940–1945)
access to the victims' property. Certain prisoners, at first non-Jewish Germans but later Jews and non-Jewish Poles, were assigned positions of authority
Auschwitz_concentration_camp
Ethnic minority in Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1938
other German ethno-linguistic enclaves elsewhere in Czechoslovakia (e.g. Hauerland or Zips) inhabited by Carpathian Germans (including Zipser Germans or
Germans in Czechoslovakia (1918–1938)
Germans_in_Czechoslovakia_(1918–1938)
Theatre of World War I in France and Belgium
the Germans did not expect much resistance as they slowly advanced on Verdun and its forts. Sporadic French resistance was encountered. The Germans took
Western_Front_(World_War_I)
Capital of Bavaria, Germany
II, Germany was subject to US Military occupation. Due to Polish annexation of the former eastern territories of Germany and expulsion of Germans from
Munich
East Franks"), and later just rex. A reference to the "Germans", indicating the emergence of a German nation of some sort, did not appear until the late eleventh
List_of_monarchs_of_Germany
Celebration of the end of World War II in Europe
War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official cessation of all German military operations
Victory_in_Europe_Day
from the German border. The Germans quickly were in control of most of the east of the country. In the centre of the Netherlands, the Germans succeeded
Netherlands_in_World_War_II
Topics referred to by the same term
Russians in Germany Ethnic Germans in the old Russian Empire or present-day Russia: Russia Germans Baltic Germans Black Sea Germans Caucasus Germans Crimea
German_Russian
Post-WWII Nazi-inspired ideologies
Inner Mongolia. Sukarno admired Nazi Germany under Hitler: "It's in the Third Reich that the Germans will see Germany at the apex above other nations in
Neo-Nazism
Ethnic group in the Czech Republic
There are various communities of Germans in the Czech Republic or Germans in Czechia (Czech: Německá menšina v Česku, German: Deutsche Minderheit in Tschechien
Germans_in_the_Czech_Republic
Cold War barrier around West Berlin (1961–1989)
restricted according to which nationality was allowed to use it (East Germans, West Germans, West Berliners, other countries). The best known was the vehicle
Berlin_Wall
German fascist ideology
and create a homogeneous German society based on racial purity. They aimed to unite all Germans living in historically German territory, gain lands for
Nazism
A federal election will be held in Germany before 25 March 2029 to elect the members of the 22nd Bundestag. The Basic Law and the Federal Election Act [de]
Next_German_federal_election
Centre-right political party in Germany
Union parties had close ties with the Heimatvertriebene associations (Germans who fled or were expelled from the eastern territories) who hoped for a
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany
Historical region of Central Europe
European floods. Modern Silesia is inhabited by Poles, Silesians, Germans, and Czechs. Germans first came to Silesia during the Late Medieval Ostsiedlung. The
Silesia
Ethnic group of the eastern United States
The Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvanisch Deitsche), also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania in
Pennsylvania_Dutch
1938 annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany
and the Germans surprised both Nazis and non-Nazis, as most people had believed that a majority of Austrians opposed Anschluss. Many Germans from both
Anschluss
Historical ethnic German population
present-day countries: Germans of Hungary; Satu Mare Swabians; Germans of Croatia, Bačka, the Banat Swabians; and the Vojvodina Germans of Serbia's Vojvodina
Danube_Swabians
Trials of Nazi German leaders
war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite. The IMT verdict followed the prosecution in
Nuremberg_trials
WWI battle pitting France and Britain against Germany
warned the Germans included POW reports, interception of Rawlinson's message to his troops and early detonation of a mine. Thus alerted, the Germans were waiting
Battle_of_the_Somme
German breed of dog
obedient nature. It was developed in Germany from 1899 by Max von Stephanitz, using various traditional German herding dogs, and gained international
German_Shepherd
GERMANS
GERMANS
Male
German
Short form of Latin Johannes, JOHAN means "God is gracious." In use by the Czechs, Finnish, Germans and Scandinavians.
Female
English
Variant spelling of Greek Sophia, SOFIA means "wisdom." This form of the name is in wide use throughout Europe by the Finnish, Italians, Germans, Norwegians, Portuguese and Swedish.
Male
English
(ΛÎων) Greek name derived from the word leon, LEON means "lion." In use by the English and Germans.Â
Male
German
 Serbian and Slovene form of Greek Markos, MARKO means "defense" or "of the sea." Also in use by the Basques, Bulgarians, Dutch, Finnish, Germans, and Romani. Compare with another form of Marko.
Female
Spanish
Latin form of Greek Magdalēnē, MAGDALENA means "of Magdala." In use by the Germans, Scandinavians and Spanish.
Male
English
Short form of Latin Maximilianus, MAXIMILIAN means "the greatest rival." In use by the English and Germans.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French estreis ‘eastern’; probably a regional name for someone who had migrated from the east. The term was applied in particular to Germans in 13th-century London.
Male
English
 Short form of Latin Augustus, AUGUST means "venerable." In use by the English and Germans.
GERMANS
GERMANS
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Soft
Boy/Male
German English
Intelligent or noble.
Boy/Male
Hindu
King
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Jamaican
A Fresh Water Small Stream; Combination of Brook and Lynn; Water
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of a flower, One who watches over
Girl/Female
Indian
Flower of Jannat paradise
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fortunate
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Paradise of Pearls
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Devote
Male
Native American
Native American Quechua name WAYRA means "wind."
GERMANS
GERMANS
GERMANS
GERMANS
GERMANS
n.
an adherent of George Calixtus and other Germans of the seventeenth century, who sought to unite or reconcile the Protestant sects with each other and with the Roman Catholics, and thus occasioned a long and violent controversy in the Lutheran church.
n.
The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.
n.
The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper.
v. i.
To reason or write after the manner of the Germans.
n.
A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.
pl.
of German
n.
A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism.