The former German state, most often used to refer to the Third Reich, the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945. The First Reich was considered to be the Holy Roman Empire, 962–1806, and the Second Reich the German Empire, 1871–1918, but neither of these terms is part of normal historical terminology.
German, literally ‘empire’.'
Not sure where you got your into on Nazi Germans is the common English.. we rarely refer to it as that here.. perhaps a funny American idea? We do say Germany under the Nazis.. but see we tend not to necessarily associate the German people with Nazism as you seem to? The facts re dictatorship are very relevant here.. as is the term 'period... known as the Third Reich' omg that's twice you were almost right in one day.. I'd quit while you are ahead if I were you :P