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      Probably someone did. Not all English-speakers know about the first two, even though they’re implied by “third”.

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        I daresay that 99% of “English-speakers” never wasted a thought on why the Third Reich actually was the third.

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          And honestly, it could be that 90% wouldn’t know what the HRE was or who the Kaiser was once you told them. It’s just not a thing that comes up in the average life.

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        Yup this was me. I knew it was the third, but it never occurred to me to ask what the other 2 were

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          TBH I knew about the Kaiserreich, but I had to look up the first one myself. It was the Holy Roman Empire. (Which wasn’t really much of a reich, but the Nazis weren’t noted for their attention to historical accuracy)

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      Never underestimate the incompetence of people, especially in the US, with regards to history. Just look how they are basically trying to recreate Germany’s 1933 at the moment.