The Reich Citizenship as an Instrument of Nazi Ideology and Germanization Policy

The Reich Citizenship Law of 1935 brings about a significant change in the legal regulation of the concept of German national citizenship. The law redefines state nationality and introduces so-called Reich Citizenship. This article focuses on the issues of Reich Citizenship in Czechoslovak border areas in relation to the Nazi occupation in 1938 and in the territory of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia after 1939