Inauguration
The NSDAP HQ is inaugurated
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1931 in Germany
Explore 53 historical events and records for Germany in 1931.
Historical records for Germany in 1931
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January
February
The Threepenny Opera
Directs the film version of The Threepenny Opera.
Constitution of Germany
The SA ban is lifted & Hitler Re-affirms policy of "legality"
Sturmabteilung (SA)
The SA ban is lifted & Hitler Re-affirms policy of "legality". Schleicher removes the Nazi bans & forbids the SA to take part in any street-fighting
March
NSDAP
Appointed Member of NSDAP, number 474,481
Sturmabteilung (SA)
Appointed Member of SA
May
M
Directs M, his first sound film.
July
Alliance Adolf Hitler, Alfred Hugenburg and the German National Party
Makes an agreement in Berlin with Hugenburg & the German National Party. Issues a joint statement agreeing to co-operate in "overthrowing" the existing system
Alliance Alfred Hugenburg and Adolf Hitler
Joint statement with Hitler to cooperate in "overthrowing" the existing system
Coup
Issues a joint statement agreeing to co-operate in "overthrowing" the existing system
Coup
Joint statement with Hitler to cooperate in "overthrowing" the existing system
Foreign Exchange Controls
Germany imposes stringent exchange controls during the banking crisis, preventing normal gold and foreign-exchange convertibility while formally retaining the mark's parity.
Gold Reserve Protection
The Reichsbank restricts foreign-exchange access and gold movements to contain reserve losses during Germany's banking and payments crisis.
October
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior by Chancellor Bruening
Enigma Machine
Begins supplying French intelligence with secret German Enigma operating instructions and key material.
November
Kameradschaft
Directs Kameradschaft, a drama about Franco-German mine rescue.
December
Pastor
Appointed Pastor of the Berlin Congregation
Other events (month unknown)
Alliance German Army and Nazi Party
Allies the Army with the Nazi Party
Bauern Bonzen Und Bomben
Publication of "Bauern Bonzen Und Bomben"
Carinhall
Goering founds a mausoleum in memory of his former wife
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the NSDAPs Party Economic Council
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff, Transport Troops where he works on tank forces
Death of Geli Raubal
Hitler's niece & lover commits suicide
Death of Herman Goering
Death of Carin Goering, dies of TB, Goerings 1st wife
Death of Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade
Emigrates to the USA in 1931
Die Gottin met der Fackel
Publication of "Die Gottin met der Fackel"
Electron Microscope Prototype
Works with Ernst Ruska to construct an early transmission electron microscope using magnetic lenses.
Exchange Controls
Germany imposes exchange controls after its banking crisis, ending effective gold convertibility.
Frankfurt Habilitation
Adorno completes his habilitation and begins teaching philosophy at Frankfurt.
Magnetic Electron Lens
Demonstrates that a magnetic coil can focus an electron beam, establishing the basic lens principle of electron optics.
Major
Appointed the rank of Major
Marriage
Speer marries Margarete Weber
Mausoleum
Goering founds a mausoleum in memory of his former wife
NSDAP
Appointed Chairman of the NSDAPs Party Economic Council
NSDAP
Sent to Austria in 1931 as Landesinspekteur to oversee the reorganisation of the Nazi Party in Austria
NSDAP
Appointed Member of NSDAP
NSDAP
Removes the prohibition on Nazi enlistment. Allows Nazis to work in arsenals & supply depots
Party Leader
Appointed leader of the German Nationalist movement in Czechoslovakia by Hitler
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