Conference of Cannes
Leads the German delegation at the Cannes discussions on reparations and European economic recovery.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
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Walther Rathenau Biography and Timeline
Follow Walther Rathenau through 13 dated historical records for Germany.
Walther Rathenau, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1922
Cannes Reparations Address
Addresses the Allied Supreme Council on Germany's financial position and argues that reparations must reflect German economic capacity.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Foreign Minister of Germany
Is appointed Foreign Minister in Joseph Wirth's government.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Reparations Committee Address
Addresses the Reichstag Main Committee, arguing that reparations remain the central problem of German foreign policy.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Reichstag Reparations Speech
Addresses the Reichstag on reparations and German foreign policy shortly before the Genoa Conference.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Conference of Genoa
Represents Germany at the Genoa Conference, where European economic reconstruction and relations with Soviet Russia dominate negotiations.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Treaty of Rapallo
Signs the Treaty of Rapallo, restoring German-Soviet diplomatic relations and mutually renouncing war-related financial claims.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Polish Corridor Agreement
Serves as Foreign Minister when Germany ratifies an agreement simplifying rail traffic through the Polish Corridor.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Genoa Plenary Address
Addresses the plenary session of the Genoa Conference on Germany's economic and international position.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Stuttgart Foreign Policy Speech
Addresses representatives from several political parties on Germany's foreign policy and reparations difficulties.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
German Society Address
Speaks before the German Society of 1914 about foreign policy, national reconstruction and Germany's international position.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Final Reichstag Speech
Addresses the Reichstag on foreign policy three days before his assassination.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Assassination of Walther Rathenau
Is assassinated by members of the right-wing Organisation Consul while travelling from his Grunewald home to the Foreign Office.
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1922-1922
Records, sources and methodology
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