Gustav Bauer Biography and Timeline

Treaty of Versailles

Bauers cabinet approves the Treaty of Versailles to avoid an Allied invasion

Role range: 1919-1933

Sinking of SMS Friedrich der Große - Scapa Scuttle

SMS Friedrich der Große was the first interned German capital ship to sink as the High Seas Fleet was scuttled at Scapa Flow.

Sinking of SMS Friedrich der Große

The German Fleet at Scapa Flow is sunk to prevent it from falling into Allied hands

Treaty of Versailles

Alsace-Lorraine is ceded to France

Role range: 1919-1933

Treaty of Versailles

Prussia is ceded to Poland

Role range: 1919-1933

Treaty of Versailles

Posen is ceded to Poland

Role range: 1919-1933

Treaty of Versailles

Included in the Treaty is the demilitarization of the Rhineland

Role range: 1919-1933

Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles is signed. Germany is to accept war guilt & pay reparations to the Allies. German colonies are divided between the Allies

Role range: 1919-1933

Rule of Saarland

Under the Treaty of Versailles the Saar is to be administered by the League of Nations

Saar Mandate

Germany loses direct administration of the Saar under Versailles.

Role range: 1919-1920

Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany

Role range: 1919-1933

Blockade of Germany

The Blockade of Germany by the Allies is lifted

Role range: 1919-1933

Germany Allied Blockade Lifted

The postwar Allied blockade of Germany is ended, restoring normal maritime access through the North Sea.

Role range: 1919-1933

Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of Germany

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1918-1933

Vice Chancellor of Germany

Serves throughout most of 1922 as Vice Chancellor and Treasury Minister in Wirth's second cabinet.

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922