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Germany in 1928

Historical records for Germany in 1928, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

39Records
31Events
22Named people
7Places
12Categories

Historical records

January

27 January 1928Birth of Hans ModrowHans Modrow

Jasenitz · Politics / SED

Birth of Hans Modrow

March

22 March 1928SpiesFritz Lang

Berlin · Arts / Cinema

Directs Spione, released in English as Spies.

April

13 April 1928Helen Dukas Becomes AssistantAlbert Einstein

Berlin · Science / Physics

Employs Helen Dukas as his secretary and assistant, beginning a long professional association.

May

20 May 1928ElectionAdolf Hitler

Politics / NSDAP

The Nazi party wins 12 of the 491 Reichstag seats. The Nazi Party polls 810,000 votes out of 31 million cast, 2.5%

20 May 1928ElectionWihelm Marx

Government / Weimar Republic

The SDP win 153 seats, short of a majority

May 1928NSDAPAdolf Hitler

Bavaria · Politics / NSDAP

Hitler speaking ban lifted in Bavaria

June

19 June 1928Resignation of Wihelm MarxWihelm Marx

Government / Weimar Republic

Marxs 4th cabinet leaves office

28 June 1928ChancellorHermann Muller

Berlin · Government / Weimar Republic

Appointed Chancellor

July

15 July 1928Enigma MachineArthur Scherbius

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sees the German Army introduce Enigma for military communications.

September

28 September 1928NSDAPAdolf Hitler

Germany · Politics / NSDAP

The NSDAP speeking ban in Prussia is lifted

October

4 October 1928ArmamentHermann Muller

Warfare / Military

A referendum to stop the construction of new battleships is defeated

4 October 1928ReferendumHermann Muller

Government / Weimar Republic

A referendum to stop the construction of new battleships is defeated

4 October 1928ReferendumHermann Muller

Warfare / Military

A referendum to stop the construction of new battleships is defeated

November

16 November 1928RallyAdolf Hitler

Berlin · Politics / NSDAP

Makes on open air speech in Berlin

Other Events

1928AdmiralErich Raeder

Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral

1928Alliance Rudolph Hess and Fritz ThyssenRudolph Hess

Government / Weimar Republic

Succeeds in raising funds from Fritz Thyssen

1928ArmamentErich Raeder

Versailles · Warfare / Military

Germany circumvents the Versailles Treaty by using pocket Battle ships & submarines

1928Birth of Karlheinz StockhausenKarlheinz Stockhausen

Modrath · Arts / Classical Music

Birth of Karlheinz Stockhausen

1928Einstein-Szilard Refrigerator PatentAlbert Einstein

Berlin · Science / Technology

Patent work with Leo Szilard advances an absorption refrigerator using electromagnetic pumping concepts.

1928ElectionFranz Ritter von Epp

Politics / NSDAP

Epp becomes a member of the German Parliament, the Reichstag, for the NSDAP after leaving the BVP

1928ElectionRobert Ley

Politics / NSDAP

Elected to the Prussian Landtag

1928Head of MinisteramtKurt von Schleicher

Government / Weimar Republic

Liaises between the armed services & other ministries. Appointed Head of the Ministeramt within the Ministry of Defence

1928Kellogg Briand SigningGustav Stressman

Berlin · Government / Weimar Republic

Signs the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

1928LAfricanaTheodor Daubler

Arts / Literature

Publication of "LAfricana"

1928Minister of FinanceRudolf Hilferding

Government / Weimar Republic

Appointed Minister of Finance, 2nd term

1928Pact between Kellogg-Briand Signatory NationsGustav Stressman

Berlin · Government / Weimar Republic

Signs the Kellog-Briand Pact

1928Party LeaderErnst Thalmann

Politics / Communist Party

Stalin launches a new "leftist" policy, which the KPD loyally follows, the so-called 3rd Period policy holds that capitalism is entering a deep crisis and the time for a revolution was approaching, the SPD are denounced as "social fascists"

1928Quantum Free-Electron ModelArnold Sommerfeld

Munich · Science / Physics

Applies Fermi-Dirac statistics to conduction electrons in metals, improving the classical Drude model.

1928Reform of GovernmentKarl Eduard Wilhelm Groener

Berlin · Government / Weimar Republic

Puts Schleicher in charge of the Ministry Bureau for relations with the media

1928ReichstagPaul Joseph Goebbels

Berlin · Politics / NSDAP

Appointed Member of Reichstag

1928ReichstagHerman Goering

Politics / NSDAP

Appointed Spokesman for the Lufthansa, with a fee of 1,000 Marks a month. Appointed Member of Reichstag, 1 of 12 Nazis

1928ReichstagWalther Ulbricht

Politics / Socialist Unity Party

Appointedmber of the Reichstag for the Communist Party

1928ReparationsHermann Muller

Government / Weimar Republic

The Young Plan, a prominent US financier works to fashion a precise new German reparations formula to replace the Dawes Plan

1928Secretary of State for DefenceKarl Eduard Wilhelm Groener

Government / Weimar Republic

Appoints Schleicher as right hand man in the Ministry of Defence

1928Signs the Kellog-Briand PactGustav Stressman

Berlin · Government / Weimar Republic

Signs the Kellog-Briand Pact

1928Social FascistsErnst Thalmann

Politics / Communist Party

Stalin launches a new "leftist" policy, which the KPD loyally follows, the so-called 3rd Period policy holds that capitalism is entering a deep crisis and the time for a revolution was approaching, the SPD are denounced as "social fascists"

1928Teleparallel Unified Field TheoryAlbert Einstein

Berlin · Science / Physics

Develops a unified-field approach using distant parallelism, also called teleparallel geometry.

1928Treaty of VersaillesErich Raeder

Versailles · Warfare / Military

The German Navy circumvents the Treaty by including pocket Battle ships & submarines

1928Voelkischer BeobachterFranz Ritter von Epp

Politics / NSDAP

When it became necessary for the NSDAP to purchase a newspaper to publicize its political creed, Epp made available some 60,000 Reichsmarks from secret army funds to acquire the Voelkischer Beobachter

Names involved

Adolf HitlerAlbert EinsteinArnold SommerfeldArthur ScherbiusErich RaederErnst ThalmannFranz Ritter von EppFritz LangGustav StressmanHans ModrowHerman GoeringHermann MullerKarl Eduard Wilhelm GroenerKarlheinz StockhausenKurt von SchleicherPaul Joseph GoebbelsRobert LeyRudolf HilferdingRudolph HessTheodor DaublerWalther UlbrichtWihelm Marx

Places involved

BavariaBerlinGermanyJasenitzModrathMunichVersailles

Provenance

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