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Nazi Party

1920–1945 · 20th century · Also known as NSDAP, National Socialist German Workers' Party

The Nazi Party, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, was the far-right party led by Adolf Hitler from 1921. Founded in 1920 from the German Workers' Party, it rose during the Depression to become the largest party in the Reichstag in 1932, and after Hitler became chancellor in 1933 it was made Germany's only legal party. It was banned after Germany's defeat in 1945.

Nazi Party
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