Nazi Party
"Deutsche Gemeinschaft" was a branch of the Nazi Party founded in 1919, created for Germans with "Volksdeutsche" status. It is not to be confused with the post-war right-wing "", which was founded in 1949.
Nazi Party
The term "Nazi" derives from the name given in German to a party member "" () and was coined in response to the German term "Sozi" (pronounced ), an abbreviation of "Sozialdemokrat" (member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany). Members of the party referred to themselves as "Nationalsozialisten" (National Socialists), rarely as Nazis. The term "Parteigenosse" (party member) was commonly used among Nazis, with the feminine form "Parteigenossin" used when it was appropriate.