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| Adolf Hitler |
Austrian-born chancellor and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 (b.1889--d.1945). |
| Alps |
a high mountain range extending from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria, and into the Balkan region and Albania. |
| Angles |
a people from the lowlands of northern Germany who migrated to eastern England in the fifth century. |
| Anschluss |
the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March, 1938. |
| Austria |
a central European country that lies between Germany and the Czech Republic to the north and Italy and Slovenia to the south. |
| autobahn |
a superhighway in Germany or Austria; expressway. |
| axis |
(cap.) the alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan, and other nations during the Second World War (prec. by "the"). [1/4 definitions] |
| Belgium |
a country on the North Sea, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, and France. |
| Berlin |
the capital of Germany. (Cf. East Berlin, West Berlin.) |
| Berlin Wall |
a barrier first erected in 1961 that separated West Berlin from East Berlin, eventually fortified and extended to create a border between West Germany and East Germany, and ultimately opened to unrestricted transit on November 9, 1989, prior to being dismantled. |
| Bonn |
the former capital of West Germany. |
| brownshirt |
(often cap.) a member of the militia in Nazi Germany; storm trooper. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bundestag |
the lower house of the federal assembly of Germany, whose members are chosen by popular election. |
| Central Powers |
a World War I alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary together with Turkey and Bulgaria. |
| chancellor |
the head of state in Austria or the Federal Republic of Germany. [1/4 definitions] |
| Czechia |
the official shortened name for the Czech Republic, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria. |
| Czech Republic |
since 1993, a Central European republic bordered by Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Austria; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; Czechia. |
| Danube |
a river originating in Germany and flowing through central Europe, eventually emptying into the Black Sea. |
| Danube River |
a river originating in Germany and flowing through central Europe, eventually emptying into the Black Sea. |
| DDR |
abbreviation of "Deutsche Demokratische Republik;" German Democratic Republic; formerly, East Germany. |
| Denmark |
a Scandinavian country comprising a peninsula and nearby islands, bordered by Germany and the North Sea. |
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