- Political Combat Leagues
- See Freikorps.
A Historical dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic, 1918-1933. C. Paul Vincent.
A Historical dictionary of Germany's Weimar Republic, 1918-1933. C. Paul Vincent.
political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… … Universalium
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