of or concerning the National SocialistGerman Workers' Party which in 1933 seized political control of Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. In alliance with Italy and, later, Japan, Nazi-controlled Germany entered into a large-scalewar with many other nations of the world, which came to be called World War II (1939 - 1945). The Nazi party was officially abolished in 1945 at the conclusion of the war. —DMSMH Glossary (app. 14.7.90)