Bavarian War School Training
Jodl attends the Bavarian War School as part of his preparation for commissioned service.
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1911 in Germany — Page 3
Explore 126 historical events and records for Germany in 1911.
Historical records for Germany in 1911
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Symphony No. 10 (1910-1911) (unfinished; a continuous "beginning-to-end" draft of 1,945 bars exists, but much of it is not fully elaborated and most of it not orchestrated.)
Berlin Staff Education
Studies staff duties and operational planning before the First World War.
Captain
Appointed Captain
Chemotherapy for Syphilis
Advances targeted antimicrobial treatment through compound 606.
Commissioned Lieutenant
Is commissioned lieutenant in Infantry Regiment Number 111.
Death of Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey dies in Seis am Schlern.
Discovery of Wiens Law
Winner of the Nobe Prize for Physics. Wiens law states that the hotter the body the shorter its radiation wavelegnth
Domestic Government Coordination
Manages federal legislative business during the Bethmann Hollweg government.
Field Artillery Oversight
Oversees artillery readiness, organization and professional development.
Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal
Field Marshal Promotion
Is promoted to field marshal while already retired.
First Major Conducting Appointment
Begins his first substantial appointment leading an established German orchestra.
Fleet Programme
Resists foreign-policy concessions that might restrict naval development.
General Staff
Blomberg enters the General Staff
General Staff Career
Continues professional staff training within the Prussian Army.
General Staff Leadership
Leads the Great General Staff during the Agadir crisis.
General Staff Second Section
Develops deployment arrangements for a possible European war.
German Performance of Konigskinder
The revised fairy-tale opera reaches a major German stage.
Grand Admiral Promotion
Receives promotion to grand admiral in the Imperial Navy.
Honorary Senior Rank
Receives the army's highest rank for his long military service.
Imperial Administration
Coordinates domestic administration as vice chancellor and interior secretary.
Imperial Navy Leadership
Continues directing the fleet programme as Germany's senior naval official.
Infantry Regiment Appointment
Begins commissioned service after entering the army as an officer cadet.
Inspector
Appointed Inspector of the Artillery
Konigskinder in Berlin
His opera Konigskinder is performed at the Berlin court opera.
Lubeck Music Director
Becomes music director in Lubeck at the age of twenty-five.
Mobilization Planning
Leads the General Staff section responsible for mobilization planning.
Naval Expansion Policy
Continues advocating expansion of the German battle fleet.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries concerning the laws governing thermal radiation, including the displacement law bearing his name.
Personal Nobility
Receives Bavarian personal nobility for his work preserving folk culture and thereafter uses the title Ritter von Kahr.
Prewar Military Career
Retires three years before his wartime recall.
Promotion to Captain
Is promoted to captain after joining the Great General Staff.
Promotion to Grand Admiral
Is promoted to the rank of grand admiral.
Prussian War Ministry
Prepares military legislation connected with the 1911 quinquennial programme.
Retirement
Retires from active service as a General
Retirement from Army
Leaves active military service after commanding an army corps.
Rosenkavalier Dresden Premiere
Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier premiered in Dresden, combining Viennese elegance with a poignant examination of aging and love.
Salvarsan Clinical Reports
Oversees expanding clinical use of Salvarsan against syphilis.
Salvarsan Safety Debate
Responds to medical controversy concerning Salvarsan administration and toxicity.
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