Birth of son
Born in Leipzig, the son of a tailor
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Walther Ulbricht Biography and Timeline
Follow Walther Ulbricht through 9 dated historical records for Germany.
Walther Ulbricht, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1893–1961Years on this page
1893
1912
Socialist Party
Appointed Member of Socialist Party
1918
Communist Party
Helps found the Communist Party in Germany
1928
Reichstag
Appointedmber of the Reichstag for the Communist Party
1946
Socialist Unity Party
Helps establish the Socialist Unity Party
1950
General
Appointed General Secretary of the SED, Socialist Unity Party
Role range: 1950-1971
1960
Head of State
Appointed Head of State for the GDR
Role range: 1960-1960
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of State of East Germany
Role range: 1960-1973
1961
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall goes up after 2,000 East Germans cross into the west the day before
Role range: 1950-1971
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.