Occupation
Hitler announces there will be 12 Party rallies on 27th January. French & Belgian troops march into the Ruhr after Germany defaults on reparations
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1923 in Germany
Explore 184 historical events and records for Germany in 1923.
Historical records for Germany in 1923
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January
Occupation
German Chancellor Cuno declares "passive resistance", strikes, riots and bloody clashes of the occupation troops with workers are common
Reparations
German Chancellor Cuno declares "passive resistance", strikes, riots and bloody clashes of the occupation troops with workers are common
1st Nazi Party Day
Includes 12 public rallies held in & around Munich in defiance of a police ban
Nazi Party Day
The trooping of the SA colours takes plac attended by 60,000 storm troopers
Economy of Germany
At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation
Invasion of Germany
At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation
Reparations
At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation
February
Treason
1st day of Hitler's trial in Munich for treason
Trial
1st day of Hitler's trial in Munich for treason
April
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Imprisoned for 5 yrs in Landsberg fortress
Jews
Blames the Jews for the loss of the war, inflation & the occupation of the Ruhr
Speech
Blames the Jews for the loss of the war, inflation & the occupation of the Ruhr
May
Death of Albert Leo Schlageter
Albert Leo Schlageter, a German freebooter and saboteur, is executed by a French firing squad in the Ruhr, Hitler declares him a hero that the German nation was not worthy to possess
Execution
Albert Leo Schlageter, a German freebooter and saboteur, is executed by a French firing squad in the Ruhr, Hitler declares him a hero that the German nation was not worthy to possess
Execution
Albert Leo Schlageter, a German freebooter and saboteur, is executed by a French firing squad in the Ruhr, Hitler declares him a hero that the German nation was not worthy to possess
June
Devaluation
622,000 Marks to the pound sterling, halved in value in one month
July
Arrest of Adolf Hitler
Hitler is released
August
Resignation of Wilhelm Carl Josef Cuno
Resigns due to the collapse of the German economy
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor in the "Great Coalition"
Coalition Government Leadership
Heads a coalition government during the 1923 crisis.
Currency Issue Restraint
Refuses to issue additional currency, helping break the inflationary spiral.
Economy of Germany
Stresemann issues the Rentenmark, to halt the extreme hyperinflation crippling German society and the economy. It was successful because Stresemann refused to issue more currency, the cause of the inflationary spiral. Six days after the Munich putch a reform of the German currency takes place and the Rentenmark is introduced, this effectively ends inflation
Government
Heads a coalition Government
Great Coalition Appointment
Is appointed Chancellor at the head of the Great Coalition.
Inflation
Stresemann issues the Rentenmark, to halt the extreme hyperinflation crippling German society and the economy. It was successful because Stresemann refused to issue more currency, the cause of the inflationary spiral. Six days after the Munich putch a reform of the German currency takes place and the Rentenmark is introduced, this effectively ends inflation
Rentenmark
Stresemann issues the Rentenmark, to halt the extreme hyperinflation crippling German society and the economy. It was successful because Stresemann refused to issue more currency, the cause of the inflationary spiral. Six days after the Munich putch a reform of the German currency takes place and the Rentenmark is introduced, this effectively ends inflation
Resignation of Wilhelm Carl Josef Cuno
Wilhelm Cuno (No party affiliation) leaves office
Bureaucracy Reduction
Cuts bureaucracy while attempting to stabilise state finances.
Economy of Germany
To further stabilise the economy Stressman reduces spending and bureaucracy while increasing taxes
Spending Reduction
Reduces government spending as part of economic stabilization.
Tax Increases
Raises taxes as part of the government's stabilization programme.
September
Passive Resistance
Chancellor Stresemann ends the passive resistance in the Ruhr
Passive Resistance Ends
Ends passive resistance in the Ruhr.
General State Commissioner
Is appointed General State Commissioner of Bavaria and receives extensive executive authority during the political crisis.
Emergency Powers
Declares a state of emergency while ending passive resistance.
Occupation
New Chancellor Gustav Streseman ends the passive resistance during French occupation of the Ruhr
Reparations
New Chancellor Gustav Streseman ends the passive resistance during French occupation of the Ruhr
Reparations and Ruhr
Resumes reparations while ending passive resistance in the occupied Ruhr.
Reparations Resumption
Declares the resumption of reparations payments.
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