Policy of Fulfillment
Joseph Wirth and Walter Rathenau announce their "Policy of Fulfillment"
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1920-1921
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Karl Joseph Wirth Biography and Timeline
Follow Karl Joseph Wirth through 28 dated historical records for Germany.
Karl Joseph Wirth, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
28Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1920–1929Years on this page
1920
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1920-1921
1921
Conference of Paris
The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reparations
The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Occupation
The Allies enter Germany to enforce reparations
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Referendum
Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany. Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1921
Rule of Silesia
Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany. Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1921
Allied Reparations Committee
Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reparations
Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reparations
The reparations bill is tallied when the Reparations Commission determines that damages caused by Germany amount to $33 billion or 133 billion gold marks. Reparations payments are to be made in cash or by such in-kind commodities as steel and coal
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Invasion of Silesia
Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Rule of Silesia
Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
London Ultimatum
The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reparations
The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Battle of St Annaberg
German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg
Role range: 1921-1922
Invasion of Silesia
German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg
Role range: 1921-1922
Freikorps
Under Allied pressure, all Freikorps units are outlawed
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Economy of Germany
An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Inflation
An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Reparations
An initial payment of $250 million reparations is made. An economic crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term, Joseph Wirth (Center) forms 2nd cabinet
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Economy of Germany
German currency begins to collapse
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1921
Abwehr
The Abwehr was created in 1921 as part of the Ministry of Defence when Germany was allowed to form the Reichswehr, the military organisation of the Weimar Republic
Role range: 1919-1933
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 1st term
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1921
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Legislation
National Disarmament Law takes effect, disbands civil guards
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1922
Upper Silesia
The League of Nations announces Poland will have Upper Silesia with 4/5 of mines
Role range: 1921-1921
1929
Minister of Occupied Provinces
Appointed Minister of the occupied provinces
Role range: 1919-1933 – 1929-1930
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.