Answer:
The Holy Roman Empire is generally regarded as the first Empire,
or ‘Reich'. This was abolished in 1805 by Napoleon. The second German
Empire, or second Reich, was established in 1871 at Versailles by
Chancellor Bismarck after the crushing defeat of France and the capture
of Emperor Napoleon 3. This lasted until the defeat and surrender of
1918. Hitler's regime declared a third Empire or Reich after 1933.