Talk:Weimar Republic

Reich or state?

To translate 'Reich' as 'Empire' is far too precise: it can indeed mean 'empire', but it also means 'realm', which is, I think, a far more accurate rendition for the Weimar Republic. White Guard 22:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest not to translate it at all. Whenever it is necessary to use the official name say "Deutsches Reich" (with possibly an explanation), otherwise say Germany. Str1977 ^{(smile back)} 23:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

My view also. White Guard 00:53, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

See official use of "German Reich" in an official document (Kellogg-Briand Pact (AKA Pact of Paris)) on Talk:Deutsches Reich. --Orangerider 21:33, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

I would definitely not call the Weimar Republic "German Reich" - it was at all the first try to establish a democracy, the term "Reich" comprises anything but democratic structures... to be honest I'm a little shocked to see this term used here with the Weimar Republic... there is an gap between the German Reich which is known as the "Kaiserreich" (up to 1918) and Hitler's Reich (from 1933) - the time in between may not be called "German Reich"!!! 188.107.224.192 (talk) 21:38, 18 July 2013 (UTC)teegea

"Reich" was the contemporaneous name of the German state at the time. See e.g. the cover of the 1919 Weimar Constitution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weimar_Constitution.jpg. So there is a good reason to use it here. Since the article is called "Weimar Republic" - which seems to be the most popular usage nowadays - I don't see a problem.Drow69 (talk) 09:19, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

There must be an official name for Weimar Republic in the british and american documents concerning foreign affairs. I haven't found a consistent name for Germany jet. In many documents it was described as "German Government", but I also found "German Empire" and "German Reich". Maybe someone else has better access to those documents, like Documents on British Foreign Policy, 1919-1939. I was not able to get the book in any library near me. Could someone look it up please? 87.161.5.48 (talk) 09:52, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Name in info box on right-hand side

Why, in the info summary box on the right-hand side of the page, is the Weimar Repbulic referred to as the German Empire? Although what we would today call Germany was officially called the German Empire between 1918 and 1933, historians nowadays refer to it as the Weimar Republik (or Weimarer Republik) and seeing as this is the most widely-known term for the geographical entity being discussed on this page and it is indeed the name of the page, I maintain that one name for Germany is this period should be used consistently throughout. I therefore suggest that someone change 'Deutsches Reich/German Empire' to 'Weimarer Republik/Weimar Republic'.

--SaraFL (talk) 13:21, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

In the info box should be the official name, because the name Weimar Repbulic was created ex post. The official name remains Deutsches Reich or German Empire, like in the article about Vichy France there is also French State/l'État français in the ifo box as the official name and in the article about Nazi Germany there is Greater German Reich/Großdeutsches Reich is the official name. 87.161.5.48 (talk) 10:45, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Too long

This talk page is too long. Please, condense these topics into an archive. B.Lameira (talk) 01:44, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Everybody agreed on auto-archive after 60 days? --Boson (talk) 06:03, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

I agree, 40 topics is too much. It's a reasonable timespan. B.Lameira (talk) 15:04, 19 August 2013 (UTC)