Did the Nazis have influence on the German language?

When I first watched the series, I noticed the choice of words, even if I was watching with English subtitles, and I thought that whoever had done the historical research for the film did a great job. read more

I a way they had a great influence by changing the German typeface. Before the Nazis, German used the Fraktur typeface (Fraktur - Wikipedia). The Nazis banned the Fraktur typeface in 1941. Since the Germans use the same typeface as the other languages which use the Latin alphabet. read more

Documents the Nazi pursuit of a uniform German Language through reforms of written German, commonly called the Rechtschreibreform. Examines inter-organizational conflicts and the struggle for language unification during the Third Reich. Extensively footnoted. read more