Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief of General Staff, combined with Minister of War for 6 months
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1914 in Germany — Page 7
Explore 279 historical events and records for Germany in 1914.
Historical records for Germany in 1914
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Commander of 6th Army
Appointed Commander of the 6th Army
Commander of 6th Army
Appointed Commander of the 6th Army
Covariance Restrictions Defended
Einstein defended the restricted covariance of his provisional gravitational equations, believing at the time that broader coordinate freedom would prevent a unique physical description.
Declaration of War
Ebert leads the SDP party to vote almost unanimously in favour of war appropriations, accepting that a war was a necessary patriotic, defensive measure
Declaration of War
Ebert leads the SDP party to vote almost unanimously in favour of war appropriations, accepting that a war was a necessary patriotic, defensive measure
Declaration of War
Supports the war effort & annexationist war aims
Deutscher Schutz und Truzbund
Joins the Deutscher Schutz und Truzbund, an anti-Semitic organisation
Dismissal
Carries out the Schlieffen Plan but is defeated at the Battle of the Marne
Embassy Counselor
Appointed embassy counselor at Constantinople
Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal & Commander of the German armies in the east. Appointed Commander of the Army in East Prussia
Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal & Commander of the German armies in the east. Appointed Commander of the Army in East Prussia
Formal Entwurf Theory Presented in Berlin
Einstein gave a systematic mathematical presentation of the Entwurf gravitational theory after moving to Berlin, clarifying its field equations, coordinate restrictions and physical assumptions.
Franck-Hertz Electron Collisions
With James Franck, demonstrates discrete energy transfer when electrons collide with mercury atoms.
Freikorps
Joins the Maracker Freikorps, a right-wing paramilitary group that strongly opposed the Communists
Gravitational Conservation Laws Reconsidered
Einstein investigated how energy and momentum conservation should be formulated when the gravitational field itself participates in the dynamics of spacetime.
Invasion of France
Directs the German invasion of France
Invasion of France
France will be defeated in 6 weeks then Germany will concentrate on Russia
Invasion of France
Fails to break through French defences east of the Moselle & the Schlieffen Plan
Invasion of Poland
Launches war on 2 fronts by invading Poland along the "Polish tongue"
Invasion of Russia
France will be defeated in 6 weeks then Germany will concentrate on Russia
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant on the Breslau
Magdeburg Naval Codebooks Captured
Richard Habenicht commanded the German cruiser Magdeburg when it ran aground in the Baltic and its code material was captured by Russian forces.
Maracker Freikorps
Joins the Maracker Freikorps, a right-wing paramilitary group that strongly opposed the Communists
Maracker Freikorps
Joins the Maracker Freikorps, a right-wing paramilitary group that strongly opposes the Communists
National Liberal Leadership
Becomes National Liberal leader in the Reichstag.
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics
Party Leader
Appointed National Liberal Leader in the Reichstag
Plan-Schlieffen
Carries out the Schlieffen Plan but is defeated at the Battle of the Marne
Quantized Electron Collision Energy
With Gustav Hertz, shows that electrons transfer energy to mercury atoms in discrete amounts, confirming quantized atomic excitation.
Rotating Coordinates Test the Entwurf Theory
Einstein examined rotating coordinate systems as a demanding consistency test for the Entwurf equations, exposing difficulties that contributed to his later rejection of the provisional theory.
Schlieffen Plan
Moves 2 divisions to Alsace-Lorraine & the Russian Front. Makes plans to invade France on 2 fronts mainly through Belgium & then invading Russia. Launches the Schlieffen Plan but fights on 2 fronts. France will be defeated in 6 weeks then Germany will concentrate on Russia. Alters the original right & left wing proportions from 2:1 to 3:1
Sinking of SMS Scharnhorst
Goes down with the Scharnhorst, sunk by the British under Admiral Sturdee. Death of Maximilian Johannes Hubert von Spee, during the sinking of the Scharnhorst
Sinking of SMS Scharnhorst - Falklands Loss
SMS Scharnhorst, von Spee's flagship, was sunk with all hands during the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914.
The Golem
Co-directs the first Golem film with Paul Wegener.
War Effort Support
Supports Germany's war effort during the First World War.
War Materials Dept
Due to a shortage of supplies a new department is set up under Rathenaus direction
War Materials Dept
Due to a shortage of supplies a new department is set up under Rathenaus direction
Will not invade France if Britain remains neutral
Will not invade France if Britain remains neutral but Edward Grey refuses such a deal
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