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		jabron 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open... Germany's population in 1938 was higher. Around 86 million.

lava_pidgeon 23 days ago [–]

It was 78 Million

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS-Staat

jabron 10 days ago | [–]

Huh, not sure where I got the 86 number from, because I did check a primary source. Probably a mixup with a later number that included annexed territory.

If you're interested: https://digi.bib.uni-mannheim.de/werksansicht/57050/59/einze...

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