Attempted Application of The Concept To German History Before 1806
Schubert states that the history of the Holy Roman Empire is not to be confused with the Sonderweg, which can only be seen as a result of the concept of German identity, developing in the Romanticism of the late 18th century, reinforced by the Napoleonic Wars in which Germany was under French occupation. Previous events, especially not those of the Holy Roman Empire, cannot be related to the evolution of Nazism.
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