Alliance German armed forces and Russian Red Army
The armed forces secretly co-operate with the Russian Red Army
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1926 in Germany — Page 2
Explore 67 historical events and records for Germany in 1926.
Historical records for Germany in 1926
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Armament
The armed forces secretly co-operate with the Russian Red Army
Attorney General
Appointed Attorney
Aviation Development
German pilots and engineers continue to develop aviation skills through civilian and foreign training routes
Bavarian Division Operations Work
Jodl performs staff duties in Munich dealing with training and operational planning.
Canal-Ray Radiation Coherence Test Proposed
Einstein proposed experiments on light emitted by moving canal-ray atoms to test how quantum emission events could coexist with the coherence properties expected from wave optics.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Organisation
Enigma Machine
Develops the reflector principle used in Enigma, allowing encryption and decryption to use the same machine settings.
Evacuation
Meets Briand to discuss the evacuation of the Rhineland
Exile of Herman Goering
Escapes to Sweden
Gauleiter
Appointed Gauleiter of Berlin-Brandenburg by Hitler
German Implementation of Locarno Settlement
Stresemann continues implementing the Locarno settlement as Germany moves toward full diplomatic rehabilitation in Western Europe.
Health Organisation
Builds the League Health Organisation's technical work.
Invention of Messerschmitt
The Messerschmit aircraft plant is built in Bamberg
Jewish Welfare Organisation
Appointed Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Organisation
Kerr Cell Light-Speed Measurement
Uses a Kerr-cell method in Leipzig to obtain a highly accurate measurement of light speed.
League of Nations
Obtains Germany's admission into the League of Nations
Physics Professorship
Receives a Leipzig professorship and develops high-speed optical and television-related techniques.
Reichsfuhrer
The title of Reichsfuhrer is created by Joseph Berchtold. Appointed Reichsfuhrer-SS
Rule of Saarland
Meets Briand to discuss the return of the Saarland to Germany
Rupp Experiments Initially Reported as Supporting Coherence
Emil Rupp reported experimental results that appeared to support Einstein's proposed coherence tests, although the measurements were later recognized as unreliable and fraudulent.
Standard Bearer
Appointed Standard Bearer for the Nazis
States Need
Publication of "Volke Ohne Raum". Publication of "States Need for Living Space"
States Need for Living Space
Publication of "Volke Ohne Raum". Publication of "States Need for Living Space"
Trial
Defends the brownshirts, 40,000 such trials are held between 1925 & 1933
Volke Ohne Raum
Publication of "Volke Ohne Raum". Publication of "States Need for Living Space"
Wire-Grid Interference Test Suggested for Emitted Light
Einstein devised a wire-grid arrangement intended to probe the coherence length and wave character of radiation emitted in individual atomic processes.
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