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| 7th Company Hitler Hitler, Adolf |  |
| 21st Nov Muinich Appointed Member of the 7th Company, 1st Reserve Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment |
| Abdication of Kaiser Baden, Max von | |
| 8th Nov Berlin Helps persuade the Kaiser to abdicate |
| 9th Nov Berlin Announces the Kaiser has abdicated |
| Abdication of Kaiser Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm | |
| With Hindenburg, helps bring about the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| Abdication of Louis III Louis III | |
| Bavaria Abdicates during the revolution, last Wittlesbach King |
| Bavaria The last of the Wittelsbachs is deposed |
| Abdication of Ludwig III Ludwig III | |
| Abdicates when a new Bavarian Republic is formed |
| 7th Nov Munich The revolution reaches Munich, causing King Ludwig III of Bavaria to flee |
| Abdication of Wilhelm II Baden, Max von | |
| 9th Nov Announces the abdication of Wilhelm II during the armistice |
| Abdication of Wilhelm II Maximilian of Baden | |
| 9th Nov Berlin The Kaiser abdicates |
| 9th Nov Berlin Wilhelm II refuses to abdicate, Prince Max of Baden simply announces that he had done so and frantically attempts to establish a regency under another member of the House of Hohenzollern |
| Abdication of Wilhelm II Wilhelm II | |
| 7th Nov "Majority Social Democrats" (MSPD, who support a parliamentary system) put themselves at the front of the revolutionary movement & demand that Emperor Wilhelm II abdicate |
| 7th Nov Wilhelm II refuses to abdicate, Prince Max of Baden simply announces that he had done so and frantically attempts to establish a regency under another member of the House of Hohenzollern |
| 28th Nov The Commander of the Imperial army, Hindenburg, orders the Kaiser to abdicate |
| Alliance Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 9th Nov Berlin Ebert makes a pact over the phone with General Wilhelm Groener |
| Ambassador Helfferich, Karl | |
| 23rd July Appointed Ambassador to Russia |
| Armistice Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 9th Nov Berlin Begins preparations for drawing up an armistice with the Allies |
| 9th Nov River Rhine The Allies demand the demilitarization of the Rhineland & annulment Brest-Litovsk |
| 9th Nov The Allies demand evacuation of all occupied territories including Alsace Lorraine |
| 11th Nov Compiegne Germany agrees to the armistice & firing stops on the western front at 11 am |
| 11th Nov Compiegne The armistice is signed in a railway carriage at 5:00 AM |
| 11th Nov River Rhine German troops begin their withdrawal to the Rhine |
| Armistice Erzberger, Mathias | |
| 11th Nov Part of a commission which signs the armistice |
| Armistice Hertling, Georg von | |
| 29th Sep It is agreed to offer an armistice & form a new Government |
| Armistice Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| After signing the Armistice, Ludendorff fled to Sweden where his books and article claim that the unbeaten German Army had been "stabbed in the back" by left-wing politicians in Germany |
| Arrest of Mackensen Mackensen, August von | |
| Nov Neusatz Imprisoned by the French after the Armistice until December 1919 |
| Assassination of Eisner Eisner, Kurt | |
| Munich Assassinated, a Communist revolt is suppressed & Bavaria joins the Weimar Republic |
| Assassination of Haase Haase, Hugo | |
| Berlin Assassinated while a member of the ruling Council of People's Representatives |
| Award Regimental Diploma Hitler, Adolf | |
| 9th May Awarded for courage beyond the call of duty |
| Battle of Aisne, 3rd Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 1st May Aisne Ludendorf orders the Aisne attack to divert the French reserves so that the BEF can be struck again in Flanders |
| 27th May Aisne 1st day of 3rd Ludendorf offensive, battle of the Aisne |
| 4th June Aisne Final day of 3rd Ludendorf offensive, battle of the Aisne |
| Battle of Bapaume Hutier, Oskar von | |
| 21st Aug Bapaume Jointly commands 35 divisions in the field, the Germans are driven back by the Allies |
| Battle of Bapaume Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 21st Aug Bapaume Directs the German forces during the Battle of Bapaume |
| 23rd Aug Bapaume The Allies drive the Germans back & capture the Arras -Bapaume Road |
| 1st Sep Bapaume The 2nd Australian Div captures Mont St Quentin & removes a central German strongpoint |
| 2nd Sep Bapaume The 2nd Australian Div captures Peronne |
| Battle of Bapaume Marwitz, Georg von der | |
| 21st Aug Bapaume Jointly commands 35 divisions in the field, the Germans are driven back by the Allies |
| Battle of Bellau Wood Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 6th June Bellau Wood Americans attack German positions |
| 12th June Bellau Wood The last German position is taken |
| 25th June Bellau Wood The German advance on Paris is turned back, Bellau Wood is secured by the Allies |
| Battle of Chateau Thie Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| June Chateau Thie The German advance on Paris is stopped |
| Battle of Lys Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 9th April Lys 1st day of the battle of Lys, part of Operation Georgette |
| 29th April Lys Final day of the battle of Lys, part of Operation Georgette |
| Battle of Marne, 2nd Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 15th July River Marne 1st day of 5th Ludendorf offensive, battle of the Marne |
| 15th July River Marne Final thrust of the Spring Offensive |
| 15th July River Marne Ludendorff throws 35 Divisions across the Marne to encircle Reims |
| 17th July River Marne Final day of 5th Ludendorf offensive, battle of the Marne |
| 18th July River Marne German forces sth of the River Marne are forced to rereat |
| 18th July River Marne The Allies counter-attack capturing 12,000 PoWs, 250 guns & 14 German divisions |
| 19th July Meteren The British 9th Division recaptures Meteren |
| 21st July River Marne The Germans retreat 5 miles as the French reach the Lassery-Chateau-Thierry Road |
| 22nd July Dormans Ludendorf orders the southern salient to be abandoned |
| 22nd July Dormans The Allies cross the Marne near Dormans |
| 23rd July Marfaux The British recapture Marfaux |
| Battle of Matz Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 9th June Matz 1st day of 4th Ludendorf offensive, battle of Matz |
| 14th June Matz Final day of 4th Ludendorf offensive, battle of Matz |
| Battle of Megiddo Sanders, Otto Victor Karl Liman von | |
| Megiddo Defeated at Megiddo |
| Megiddo Fails to anticipate the Allies' coastal thrust under Allenby |
| Battle of Moreuil Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 23rd July Moreuil A French & British force advances 2 miles toward the Avre Valley |
| Birth of Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar | |
| 23rd Dec Hamburg Birth of Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt, son of a school teacher |
| Blucher Yorck Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 27th May Aisne 1st day of 3rd Ludendorf offensive, battle of the Aisne |
| 4th June Aisne Final day of 3rd Ludendorf offensive, battle of the Aisne |
| Captain Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| Appointed Captain |
| Capture of Albert Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| 24th Mar Albert Albert is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael |
| Capture of Bapaume Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| 24th Mar Bapaume Bapaume is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael |
| Capture of Dvinsk Hoffman, Maximilian | |
| 18th Feb Dvinsk Lenin refuses the German armistice terms & Hoffman orders the capture of Dvinsk |
| Capture of Lutsk Hoffman, Maximilian | |
| 18th Feb Lutsk Lenin refuses the German armistice terms & Hoffman orders the capture of Dvinsk |
| Capture of Marfaux Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 23rd July Marfaux The British recapture Marfaux |
| Capture of Meteren Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 19th July Meteren The British 9th Division recaptures Meteren |
| Ceasefire Baden, Max von | |
| 4th Oct The German Government formally asks USAPresident Wilson for a ceasfire |
| 5th Nov The Allied Supreme War Council accepts USAPresident's 14 points for peace |
| 5th Nov The USAPresident's 14 points for peace are conveyed to the German Government by Baden |
| 11th Nov The Allied ceasfire with Germany comes into effect |
| Chancellor Baden, Max von | |
| 3rd Oct Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Chancellor Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 9th Nov Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany, accepts Max von Baden's offer |
| 9th Nov Berlin Appointed Head of the Provisional Government |
| Chancellor Maximilian of Baden | |
| 3rd Oct Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Chief of Staff Papen, Franz von | |
| Appointedhief-of-Staff with the Turkish 4th Army in Palestine |
| Commander 10th Army Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| Lithuania Appointed Commander of the 10th Army in Lithuania |
| Commander High Seas Fleet Hipper, Franz von | |
| Appointed Commander of the High Seas Fleet, replaces Scheer |
| Commander Jagdeshwader Goering, Herman | |
| Appointed Commander of the Jagdeshwader |
| Communist Party Ulbricht, Walther | |
| Helps found the Communist Party in Germany |
| Conference of Spartacists Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 20th Dec Berlin The National Conference of Spartacists is held in Berlin |
| Constitution Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 31st July Berlin The Weimar Republic is adopted |
| 31st July Berlin the 1871 Constitution is amended to make the Reich a parliamentary democracy, which the Government had refused for half a century, the Chancellor is henceforth responsible to Parliament, the Reichstag, and no longer to the Kaiser |
| 31st July Berlin The plan to transform Germany into a constitutional monarchy similar to Britain quickly becomes obsolete as the country slid into a state of near-total chaos |
| 29th Oct Berlin Rebellion breaks out when the military command, without consultation with the government, orders the German High Seas Fleet to sortie |
| 9th Nov Berlin Begins preparations for elections to the new National Constitutional Assembly |
| 9th Nov Berlin In a legally questionable act, Reichskanzler Prince Max of Baden transfers his powers to Friedrich Ebert, leader of the MSPD, who, shattered by the monarchy's fall, reluctantly accepts |
| 9th Nov Berlin Opposes Scheidemann's declaration of a republic, wants a constitutional monarchy |
| 9th Nov From November 1918 through January 1919, Germany is governed dictatorially by the Council of People's Commissioners |
| 9th Nov The Ebert-Groener pact stipulates that the Government would not attempt to reform the Army so long as the army swore to protect the state |
| 9th Nov To ensure that his fledgling Government is able to maintain control over the country, Ebert makes an uneasy pact with the OHL, now led by Ludendorff's successor General Wilhelm Groener |
| 10th Nov Berlin Calls for a National Constitutional Assembly |
| 10th Nov A coalition Government called "Council of People's Commissioners" (Rat der Volksbeauftragten) was established, consisting of three MSPD and three USPD members, led by Ebert for the MSPD and Hugo Haase for the USPD |
| 12th Nov Berlin Proclaims the aims of the new German regime |
| Constitution Eisner | |
| Bavaria A Socialist Republic under Kurt Eisner is established |
| Constitution Eisner, Kurt | |
| Berlin Assassinated & a Communist revolt suppressed, Bavaria joins the Weimar Republic |
| Constitution Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 9th Nov Berlin A Soviet republic was proclaimed, at the Berliner Stadtschloss by a left-wing radical named Karl Liebknecht |
| Constitution Maximilian of Baden | |
| 28th Oct Berlin The Kaiser signs amended constitution |
| 7th Nov Berlin Bavaria is declared a republic |
| 7th Nov Berlin In a legally questionable act, Reichskanzler Prince Max of Baden transfers his powers to Friedrich Ebert, leader of the MSPD, who, shattered by the monarchy's fall, reluctantly accepts |
| Constitution Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| 9th Nov Berlin Proclaims the new "Free German Republic" without any Party or Government authorization |
| 9th Nov Berlin Scheidemann, concerned in the face of a possible workers' revolution in Berlin, proclaims the Republic from a balcony in the Reichstag building, without consulting any of his colleagues |
| 9th Nov Berlin The Weimar Republic is proclaimed by Philipp Scheidemann at the Reichstag building in Berlin, to the fury of the Reichskanzler, who still hoped to preserve the monarchy |
| Council National Deputies Noske, Gustav | |
| Nov Appointed Member of the Council of National Deputies |
| Council of People's Commissioners Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 9th Nov From November 1918 through January 1919, Germany is governed dictatorially by the Council of People's Commissioners |
| 10th Nov A coalition Government called "Council of People's Commissioners" (Rat der Volksbeauftragten) was established, consisting of three MSPD and three USPD members, led by Ebert for the MSPD and Hugo Haase for the USPD |
| Council of People's Commissioners Haase, Hugo | |
| 10th Nov A coalition Government called "Council of People's Commissioners" (Rat der Volksbeauftragten) was established, consisting of three MSPD and three USPD members, led by Ebert for the MSPD and Hugo Haase for the USPD |
| Council of People's Commissioners Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 11th Nov The new Government is confirmed by the Berlin worker and soldier council, it was opposed by the Spartacist League led by communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht |
| Council PR Haase Haase, Hugo | |
| Berlin Appointed Member of the Council of People's Representatives |
| Counter Attack Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Mar Paris Launches a German counter-attack to within 75 miles of Paris |
| June Noyon June-July, launches a counter-attack in the Noyon-Marne sector |
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