Otto Wels Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Otto Wels, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1922–19334 events1 places

Chronological biography

1922

SPD Chairman1922

Government / Weimar Republic · SPD Chairman · Berlin

Co-leads the Social Democratic Party during the 1922 coalition disputes and reunification with most of the USPD.

Grand Coalition Rejected14 November 1922

Government / Weimar Republic · SPD Chairman · Berlin

Leads an SPD opposed to enlarging the governing coalition by admitting the DVP, contributing to the collapse of Wirth's cabinet.

1933

Enabling Act23 March 1933

Politics / Social Democratic Party of Germany · Party Chairman · Berlin

Speaks against the Enabling Act, declaring that freedom and life can be taken, but honour cannot be taken.

Legislation23 March 1933

Government / Government of Germany · Party Leader of SDP · Berlin

Thw Kroll Opera House, where the voting will be held, is surrounded by SA & SS. Hitler tells Wels that his death-knell had sounded

Titles and roles

Party Chairman · Party Leader of SDP · SPD Chairman

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.