Reichsdeutsche

Reichsdeutsche (German: [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə] ^ⓘ, literally translated 'Germans of the Reich'), is an archaic term for those ethnic Germans who resided within the German state that was founded in 1871. In contemporary usage, it referred to German citizens, the word signifying people from the German Reich, i.e., Imperial Germany or Deutsches Reich, which was the official name of Germany between 1871 and 1949.^[1]

The opposite of the Reichsdeutsche is, then, depending on context and historical period, Volksdeutsche, Auslandsdeutsche (however, usually meaning German citizens living abroad), or a more specific term denoting the area of settlement, such as Baltic Germans or Volga Germans (Wolgadeutsche).^[2]

^ Mezger, Caroline (2020-02-27). Forging Germans: Youth, Nation, and the National Socialist Mobilization of Ethnic Germans in Yugoslavia, 1918-1944. Oxford University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-19-259047-3.
^ Liebscher, G.; Dailey-O'Cain, J. (2013-11-08). Language, Space and Identity in Migration. Springer. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-1-137-31643-1.

[1] Mezger, Caroline (2020-02-27). Forging Germans: Youth, Nation, and the National Socialist Mobilization of Ethnic Germans in Yugoslavia, 1918-1944. Oxford University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-19-259047-3.

[2] Liebscher, G.; Dailey-O'Cain, J. (2013-11-08). Language, Space and Identity in Migration. Springer. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-1-137-31643-1.

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