The term Fourth Reich (German: Viertes Reich) is commonly used to refer to a hypothetical successor to Adolf Hitler's Third Reich (1933–1945) and the possible resurgence of Nazi ideas. [1] It has also been used pejoratively by political opponents.

Hitler’s “Europe” was a profoundly hegemonic construction, with Germany at the centre of an expanding empire, with all other states within that empire subservient to Germany. This was...

German-occupied Europe, or Nazi-occupied Europe, refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly militarily occupied and civil-occupied, including puppet states, by the Wehrmacht (armed forces) and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 and 1945, during World War II, administered by the Nazi regime u...

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. [9][dead link][10][11] The union has a total area of 4,233,255 km 2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated population of over 449 million as of 2024.

Jun 18, 2023 · It’s about time Canadians, Americans and the rest of the World open their eyes too and see that the EU is Germany’s Fourth Reich. There is ample evidence to support that assertion. Germany’s Reichstag and Chancellors provide the most compelling evidence.

The Reich wanted to organise its newly conquered territories along the lines of a united Europe, a Europaïsche Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft, which would put an end to traditional national antagonisms once and for all. So Hitler’s Germany did not hesitate to present itself as the champion of European unification and of the New European Order.

the rise of China paved the way toward a multi-polar world in which the EU could play a more important role. Even the geopolitical struggle with Russia could have enabled the EU to gain a stronger position in international politics. However, the EU, with Germany as its facilitator in chief, did not live up to these expectations.

What elements of the EU’s historical narrative have been controversial enough to warrant debate among the Wikipedia community between 2001 and 2019? What is the perspective on the EU developed in these debates? Connected to this, in these debates about the EU’s history, (how) do Wikipedians challenge the EU’s legitimacy?

Dec 24, 2021 · Poland's national-populist leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski accused Germany of trying to turn the European Union into a federalist "Fourth German Reich" in an interview published Friday.

Apr 1, 2015 · Germany's Second Reich, formed under Bismarck and lasting until defeat in the First World War, found itself in a precarious position: it had become Europe's leading power and yet was not strong enough to dominate the continent alone.