Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior for Thuringia
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1930 in Germany
Explore 59 historical events and records for Germany in 1930.
Historical records for Germany in 1930
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January
February
People on Sunday
Co-directs People on Sunday, a key late-Weimar film.
Death of Horst Wessel
Martyr of the Munich Beerhall putsch, mytholigised by the "Horst Wessel Lied"
March
Chancellor
Chancellors Bruning, Papen, Schleicher and Hitler are all Presidentially appointed dictatorships
Chancellor
Heinrich Bruning is appointed the successor of Chancellor Muller by Paul von Hindenburg after months of political lobbying by General Kurt von Schleicher on behalf of the military
Constitution of Germany
Chancellors Bruning, Papen, Schleicher and Hitler are all Presidentially appointed dictatorships.
Constitution of Germany
The new Government is expected to lead a political shift towards conservatism, based on the emergency powers granted to the Reichspresident by the constitution, since it had no majority support in the Reichstag.
Weimar Republic
The new Government is expected to lead a political shift towards conservatism, based on the emergency powers granted to the Reichspresident by the constitution, since it had no majority support in the Reichstag. Chancellors Bruning, Papen, Schleicher and Hitler are all Presidentially appointed dictatorships
Resignation of Herman Mueller
resigns over unemployment insurance funding
April
The Blue Angel
Directs The Blue Angel, starring Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings.
June
Occupation
The last Allied troops leave the Rhineland
Purge
Escapes from his home before the SS can reach him
Weimar Republic
The last Allied troops leave the Rhineland
July
NSDAP
A finance bill is defeated in the Reichstag with the support of the SPD, KPD, the NSDAP and DNVP, Bruning submits to the Reichstag the presidents decree that it will be dissolved
Reichstag
A finance bill is defeated in the Reichstag with the support of the SPD, KPD, the NSDAP and DNVP, Bruning submits to the Reichstag the presidents decree that it will be dissolved
Weimar Republic
A finance bill is defeated in the Reichstag with the support of the SPD, KPD, the NSDAP and DNVP, Bruning submits to the Reichstag the presidents decree that it will be dissolved
September
Election
After the election Bruning attempts to reform the devastated state without a majority in Parliament, governing with the help of the Presidents emergency decrees
Election
6.4 Million votes, 18%, 107 of 577 seats in the Reichstag go to the Nazi Party.
Election
And this encourages the supporters of the Nazis.
Election
The Nazi party becomes the 2nd largest party.
Election
The Reichstag general elections result in an enormous political shift, 18.3% of the vote goes to the Nazis, five times the percentage compared to 1928.
Election
The increased representation of the NSDAP has devastating consequences for the Republic, there was no longer a moderate majority in the Reichstag even for a Great Coalition of moderate parties.
Weimar Republic
After the election Bruning attempts to reform the devastated state without a majority in Parliament, governing with the help of the Presidents emergency decrees
Weimar Republic
The Reichstag general elections result in an enormous political shift, 18.3% of the vote goes to the Nazis, five times the percentage compared to 1928. The increased representation of the NSDAP has devastating consequences for the Republic, there was no longer a moderate majority in the Reichstag even for a Great Coalition of moderate parties, and this encourages the supporters of the Nazis
Election
Hitler is denied a seat because he is Austrian, not German
Other events (month unknown)
Article 48
After an unpopular bill to reform the Reichs finances is left unsupported by the Reichstag, Hindenburg establishes the bill as an emergency decree based on Article 48 of the constitution
Barlow Palace
Commissioned by Hitler to build the Barlow Palace in Munich to house the new Nazi HQ
Beryllium Penetrating Radiation
With Walther Bothe, detects penetrating radiation from beryllium bombarded by alpha particles.
Beryllium Penetrating Radiation
With Herbert Becker, observes unusually penetrating radiation when alpha particles strike beryllium.
Birth of Helmut Kohl
Birth of Helmut Kohl
Black Front
Establishes a "Black Front" of "Revolutionary National Socialists"
Budget
Passes the Finance Bill by Presidential decree, cannot win a majority in the Reichstag
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor, owes position to the army & General Kurt von Schleicher
Chancellor
Heads a coalition of democratic parties. Appointed last Social Democratic Chancellor before the War
Commander of 4th Artillery Reg
Appointed Commander of the 4th Artillery Regiment
Commander of Wehrkreis
Appointed Commander of the Wehrkreis
Constitution of Germany
After an unpopular bill to reform the Reichs finances is left unsupported by the Reichstag, Hindenburg establishes the bill as an emergency decree based on Article 48 of the constitution
Director of the Institute for Social Research
Horkheimer becomes director of the Institute for Social Research and professor of social philosophy.
Economy of Germany
Invokes article 48 to impose deflationary policies
Election
Bruening is defeated & an election is called for September
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