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| Arrest of Hitler Hitler, Adolf |  |
| 27th April Red Guards attempt to arrest Hitler |
| Arrest of Mackensen Mackensen, August von | |
| Dec Neusatz Released by the French after the Armistice |
| Assassination of Eglhofer Eglhofer, Rudolf | |
| 3rd May Munich Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Eglhofer is assassinated by Feikorps troops |
| Assassination of Eisner Arco-Valley, Graf Anton von | |
| 21st Feb Munich Assassinates the Prime Minister of the Bavarian Republic, Kurt Eisner |
| Assassination of Eisner Eisner, Kurt | |
| 21st Feb Munich Triggers off revolution leading to 5 coups & 5 Governments in 70 days |
| Assassination of Landauer Landauer, Gustav | |
| 3rd May Munich Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Landauer is assassinated by Feikorps troops |
| Assassination of Liebknecht Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 15th Jan Berlin Murdered while under arrest |
| Assassination of Luxemburg Luxemburg, Rosa | |
| 15th Jan Berlin Murdered while under arrest |
| Battery Commander Kesselring Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| Appointed Commander in the Reichswehr |
| Bauhaus Gropius, Walter | |
| Founds the Bauhaus in Weimar & becomes its director |
| Blockade of Bauer, Gustav | |
| 12th July North Sea The Blockade of Germany by the Allies is lifted |
| Captain Jodl, Alfred | |
| Appointed Captain in the General Staff |
| Captain Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| 1 of 4,000 officers who remain in the Reichswehr |
| Chancellor Bauer, Gustav | |
| Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Chancellor Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| Feb Berlin Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Feb Berlin Scheidemann becomes Chancellor, in the Weimar Coalition with the German Democratic Party and the Catholic Center Party |
| Chief of Staff Guderain, Heinz | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Iron Division in the Freikorps active in Latvia |
| Commander in Chief Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 11th Feb Berlin Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander in Chief Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander in Chief Seeckt, Hans von | |
| Appointed Adjutant General of the new Reichswehr |
| Constitution Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Jan Weimar The Weimar Constitution creates a republic under a semi-presidential system with the Reichstag elected by proportional representation |
| 19th Jan Weimar To avoid the ongoing fights in Berlin, the National Assembly convenes in the city of Weimar, giving the future Republic its unofficial name |
| 11th Aug Weimar The Republic's first Reichspr„sident ("Reich President"), Friedrich Ebert of the SPD, signs the new German Constitution into law |
| Constitution Preuss, Hugo | |
| Berlin A President can invoke article 48 to suspend civil rights & assume dictatorial power |
| Berlin Drafts the new German Constitution |
| Berlin Germany is to be headed by a popularly elected President |
| Berlin The state will consist of the Reichstag, elected Parliament & Reichsrat |
| Berlin A President can invoke article 48 to suspend civil rights & assume dictatorial power |
| Berlin Drafts the new German Constitution |
| Berlin Germany is to be headed by a popularly elected President |
| Berlin The state will consist of the Reichstag, elected Parliament & Reichsrat |
| 11th Aug Berlin The Republic's first Reichspr„sident ("Reich President"), Friedrich Ebert of the SPD, signs the new German Constitution into law |
| 11th Aug Berlin The Weimar Constitution is accepted by the National Assembly & signed by the President |
| Constitution Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| Feb Berlin 1st Chancellor of the new Republic |
| Constitution Stressman, Gustav | |
| Berlin Votes against the Constitution of the Weimar Republic |
| DA Frank Frank, Hans | |
| Appointed Member of the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei |
| DAP Hitler Hitler, Adolf | |
| Sep Appointed Member of the German Workers Party |
| Death of Eglhofer, Rudolf Eglhofer, Rudolf | |
| 3rd May Munich Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Eglhofer is assassinated by Feikorps troops |
| Death of Eisner, Kurt Eisner, Kurt | |
| 21st Feb Munich Triggers off revolution leading to 5 coups & 5 Governments in 70 days |
| Death of Landauer, Gustav Landauer, Gustav | |
| 3rd May Munich Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Landauer is assassinated by Feikorps troops |
| Death of Liebknecht, Karl Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 15th Jan Berlin Death of Karl Liebknecht, murdered while under arrest |
| Death of Luxemburg, Rosa Luxemburg, Rosa | |
| 15th Jan Berlin Murdered while under arrest |
| Death of Scheidemann, Phillip Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| 9th Nov Death of Phillip Scheidemann |
| Declaration of Rhineland Rep Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| 1st June Rhineland The Rhineland Republic is declared with the support of France |
| Deutsche Arbeiter Partei Feder, Gottfried | |
| Sep After hearing Feder speak Hitler joins the Deutsche Arbeiter Partei, NSDAP foreunner |
| Discovery of Barkhausen Law Barkhausen, Heinrich | |
| Discovers discontinuities in the magnetization of ferrous metals |
| Election Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 19th Jan Elections are held for the National Constitutional Assembly |
| 19th Jan The National Assembly elections took place, the radical left-wing parties, including the USPD and KPD, are barely able to get themselves organized, leading to a solid majority of seats for the MSPD moderate forces |
| 19th Jan The Socialist and (Non-Socialist) Democratic parties obtained a solid 80 per cent of the vote |
| Embassy Counselor Neurath Neurath, Constantin Freiher von | |
| Copenhagen Envoy to Copenhagen |
| Film Lubitsch Lubitsch, Ernst | |
| Ernst Lubitsch's Madame Dubary |
| German Workers Party Harrer, Karl | |
| Jan Munich Helps found the German Workers Party, forerunner of the Nazi Party |
| Informer Propagandist Hitler, Adolf | |
| Lechfeld Appointed Informer Propagandist |
| Lechfeld Appointed V-Mann of an "Enlightenment Commando" to infiltrate the German Workers Party |
| Meeting NSDAP Hitler, Adolf | |
| 16th Oct Munich Hitler speaks for the 1st time in public & raises 300 Marks for the party funds |
| Nov Munich At Hitler's instigation more public meetings are held, increasing to about 400 |
| Minister of Defense Noske, Gustav | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Minister of Finance Erzberger, Mathias | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Brockdorff-Rantzau, Ulrich Graf von | |
| Feb Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Interior Preuss, Hugo | |
| Appointed Minister of the interior by Scheidemann |
| National Assembly Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 19th Jan The National Assembly elections took place, the radical left-wing parties, including the USPD and KPD, are barely able to get themselves organized, leading to a solid majority of seats for the MSPD moderate forces |
| 19th Jan Weimar To avoid the ongoing fights in Berlin, the National Assembly convenes in the city of Weimar, giving the future Republic its unofficial name |
| NSDAP Drexler, Anton | |
| Munich Gottfried Feder, Anton Drexler, Dietrich Eckart and Karl Harrer found the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ("German worker's party", DAP), later the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) |
| 5th Jan Munich Helps founds the German Worker's Party, forerunner of the Nazi Party |
| 5th Jan Munich The German Worker's Party has its 1st meeting at the Furstenfelder-Hof |
| NSDAP Eckart, Dietrich | |
| Munich Gottfried Feder, Anton Drexler, Dietrich Eckart and Karl Harrer found the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ("German worker's party", DAP), later the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) |
| NSDAP Feder, Gottfried | |
| Gottfried Feder, Anton Drexler, Dietrich Eckart and Karl Harrer found the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ("German worker's party", DAP), later the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) |
| Sep After hearing Feder speak Hitler joins the Deutsche Arbeiter Partei, NSDAP foreunner |
| NSDAP Harrer, Karl | |
| Munich Gottfried Feder, Anton Drexler, Dietrich Eckart and Karl Harrer found the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ("German worker's party", DAP), later the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) |
| Jan Munich Helps found the German Workers Party, forerunner of the Nazi Party |
| NSDAP Hierl, Konstantin | |
| Munich Gives Hitler the task of infiltrating the German Workers Party |
| NSDAP Hitler, Adolf | |
| Munich First visits the German Workers Party, the forerunner of the NSDAP |
| Sep Appointed Member of the German Workers Party |
| 16th Oct Munich 111 people attend a public NSDAP meeting at the Hofbraukeller situated in Wienerstrase |
| Party Leader Streicher, Julius | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the German Socialist Party, controlled by the Thule Society |
| President Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 11th Feb Berlin Appointed Provisional Reich President by the National Constitutional Assembly |
| President Fehrenbach, Konstantin | |
| Berlin Appointed President of the National Assembly |
| Prime Minister Scheidemann, Philip | |
| The first Prime Minister, forms the "Weimar coalition" of SPD, Centre Party & DDP |
| Publication of Feder Feder, Gottfried | |
| Principle economic theorist of the Nazi Party |
| Publication of, "Manifest Zur Brechnung Der Zinsknechtschaft" |
| Rebellion Eglhofer, Rudolf | |
| 28th April Munich Leads a "Red Army" of 20,000 workers from Munich's factories |
| 29th April Munich Declares, " dictatorship of the Red Army" |
| Rebellion Levine, Eugen | |
| 13th April Munich Forms an Executve Council, the Council lasts for 2 weeks |
| 13th April Munich Proclaims the "dictatorship of the proletariat" |
| Rebellion Noske, Gustav | |
| Potsdam Leads Freikorps & Potsdam gaurd attacks on the Vorwarts publishing House |
| Resignation of Scheidemann Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| June Berlin Scheidemann resignes along with the DDP owing to disagreement with the Treaty of Versailles |
| 20th June Berlin Resigns rather than sign the treaty of Versailles |
| Revolution Hess, Rudolph | |
| Bavaria Helps overthrow the Bavarian Soviet Regime |
| Rule of Saarland Bauer, Gustav | |
| 28th June Saarland Under the Treaty of Versailles the Saar is to be administered by the League of Nations |
| Sinking German Fleet Bauer, Gustav | |
| 21st June Scapa Flow The German Fleet at Scapa Flow is sunk to prevent it from falling into Allied hands |
| Spartacist League Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Armed attempts at establishing communism, known as the Spartacist uprising, by the Spartacist League and others in the streets of Berlin were put down by paramilitary Freikorps units consisting of volunteer soldiers |
| 15th Jan Bloody street fights culminated in the beating and shooting deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht after their arrests |
| Spartacist League Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 15th Jan Bloody street fights culminated in the beating and shooting deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht after their arrests |
| Spartacist League Luxemburg, Rosa | |
| 15th Jan Bloody street fights culminated in the beating and shooting deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht after their arrests |
| State Secretary Nadolny Nadolny, Rudolf | |
| Berlin Appointed first Secretary to the President of the Weimar Republic |
| Strike General Strike Liebknecht, Karl | |
| 5th Jan Berlin A General strike & Communist uprising takes place in Berlin |
| Thule Society Rosenberg, Alfred | |
| Appointed Member of the Thule Society |
| Develops his rascist theories & influences Adolf Hitler |
| Treaty of Versailles Bauer, Gustav | |
| 20th June Versailles Bauer's cabinet approves the Treaty of Versailles to avoid an Allied invasion |
| 28th June Alsace Lorraine Alsace-Lorraine is ceded to France |
| 28th June Posen Posen is ceded to Poland |
| 28th June Prussia Prussia is ceded to Poland |
| 28th June Rhineland Included in the Treaty is the demilitarization of the Rhineland |
| 28th June Versailles German colonies are divided between the Allies |
| 28th June Versailles Germany is to accept war guilt & pay reparations to the Allies |
| 28th June Versailles The treaty of Versailles is signed |
| 28th June Versailles German colonies are divided between the Allies |
| 28th June Versailles Germany is to accept war guilt & pay reparations to the Allies |
| 28th June Versailles The treaty of Versailles is signed |
| 7th July Berlin The Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany |
| Treaty of Versailles Erzberger, Mathias | |
| 28th June Versailles Acceptence by the Assembly is conveyed to Clemenceau within 19 minutes of the deadline |
| 28th June Versailles Signed by Erzberger in the Versailles Hall of Mirrors |
| Treaty of Versailles Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| June Berlin Scheidemann resignes along with the DDP owing to disagreement with the Treaty of Versailles |
| 19th June Versailles Refuses to sign the treaty of Versailles |
| 20th June Berlin Resigns rather than sign the treaty of Versailles |
| 20th June Berlin Says "may the hand wither that signs such a treaty" |
| Treaty of Versailles Stressman, Gustav | |
| Versailles Opposes the treaty of Versailles |
| Trial of Bethmann Hollweg Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| June Formally asks the Allied and associated powers to place him on trial instead of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Supreme Council decides to ignore his request |
| Vice Chancellor Schiffer, Eugen | |
| Feb Berlin Appointed Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister |
| Weimar Republic Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Jan Weimar The Weimar Constitution creates a republic under a semi-presidential system with the Reichstag elected by proportional representation |
| 19th Jan Weimar To avoid the ongoing fights in Berlin, the National Assembly convenes in the city of Weimar, giving the future Republic its unofficial name |
| Weimar Republic Preuss, Hugo | |
| 11th Aug Berlin The Republic's first Reichspr„sident ("Reich President"), Friedrich Ebert of the SPD, signs the new German Constitution into law |
