Walther Ulbricht Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walther Ulbricht, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Germany.

9 records1893–19619 events3 places

Chronological biography

1893

Birth of son30 June 1893

Politics / Socialist Unity Party · Leipzig

Born in Leipzig, the son of a tailor

1912

Socialist Party1912

Politics / Socialist Unity Party · Member of Socialist Party

Appointed Member of Socialist Party

1918

Communist Party1918

Politics / Socialist Unity Party · Member of Communist Party

Helps found the Communist Party in Germany

1928

Reichstag1928

Politics / Socialist Unity Party · Member of Reichstag

Appointedmber of the Reichstag for the Communist Party

1946

Socialist Unity Party1946

Politics / Socialist Unity Party

Helps establish the Socialist Unity Party

1950

General21 April 1950

Politics / Socialist Unity Party · General Secretary of SED · Berlin

Appointed General Secretary of the SED, Socialist Unity Party

1960

Chairman1960

Government / GDR · Chairman of Council of State · Bonn

Appointed Chairman of the Council of State of East Germany

Head of State12 September 1960

Government / GDR · Head of State · Berlin

Appointed Head of State for the GDR

1961

Berlin Wall12 August 1961

Government / DDR · General Secretary of SED · Berlin

The Berlin Wall goes up after 2,000 East Germans cross into the west the day before

Titles and roles

Chairman of Council of State · General Secretary of SED · Head of State · Member of Communist Party · Member of Reichstag · Member of Socialist Party

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.