Gold Exchange Standard
Schacht establishes the stable Reichsmark within the restored international gold-exchange system.
Role range: 1923-1930
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Hjalmar Schacht Biography and Timeline
Follow Hjalmar Schacht through 10 dated historical records for Germany.
Hjalmar Schacht, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1924–1947Years on this page
1924
Reichsmark Gold Parity
The new Reichsmark is introduced with a legally defined gold value under the Dawes stabilisation framework, replacing the emergency Rentenmark as Germany's official currency.
Role range: 1923-1930
1945
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Role range: 1939-1945
Not Guilty Plea at Nuremberg
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
Role range: 1939-1945
1946
Defence Testimony at Nuremberg
Schacht testified in his defence about economic policy, rearmament and his break with the Nazi leadership.
Role range: 1939-1945
Defence Testimony at Nuremberg
Schacht testified in his defence about economic policy, rearmament and his break with the Nazi leadership.
Role range: 1939-1945
Defence Testimony at Nuremberg
Schacht testified in his defence about economic policy, rearmament and his break with the Nazi leadership.
Role range: 1939-1945
Schacht Gives Final Statement before Deliberations
Schacht makes his final courtroom statement before the Tribunal adjourns for judgment.
Role range: 1939-1945
IMT Verdict for Hjalmar Schacht
Schacht is acquitted after the Tribunal concludes that the charges proved against him do not establish criminal responsibility under the indictment.
Role range: 1939-1945
1947
Schacht Testifies in Flick Trial
Hjalmar Schacht appears as a defence witness during the industrialist trial and gives evidence concerning German economic policy and Flick's position.
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.