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1937 in Germany — Page 2

Explore 59 historical events and records for Germany in 1937.

Historical records for Germany in 1937

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 19 of 59 unique records.

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Government Report

Puttkamer, Karl-Jesko von · Lieutenant · Government / NSDAP Government

Witnesses a report made at a meeting held by Hitler to discuss expansion in the east

Infantry

Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen · Warfare / Military

Publication of "Infantry Attacks"

Infantry Attacks

Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen · Warfare / Military

Publication of "Infantry Attacks"

Legislation

Hitler, Adolf · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Civil Service Act, teachers become executors of the Party State

Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH)

Wittman, Michael · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Leibstanarte Adolf Hitler, Hitler's SS Bodyguard

Memo

Puttkamer, Karl-Jesko von · Lieutenant · Government / NSDAP Government

Witnesses a report made at a meeting held by Hitler to discuss expansion in the east

Minister of Economics

Goering, Herman · Minister of Economics · Government / NSDAP Government

Appointed to temporarily take over the Ministry of Economics

Oath

Hitler, Adolf · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

The Protestant Church takes an oath & is declared "coordinated"

Philosophy and Critical Theory Essay

Marcuse, Herbert · Humanities / Social Science

Marcuse published Philosophy and Critical Theory, clarifying philosophy's role in the critique of existing society.

Professor

Gropius, Walter · Harvard · Professor of Architecture · Arts / Architecture

Appointed Pofessor of Achitecture

Reform of Civil Service

Hitler, Adolf · Fuhrer Chancellor · Government / NSDAP Government

Civil Service Act, teachers become executors of the Party State

Regional Press Officer

Bormann, Martin · Thuringia · Regional Press officer · Government / NSDAP Government

Appointed Regional press officer for Thuringia

Reichswerke

Goering, Herman · Berlin · Minister of Economics · Government / NSDAP Government

Founds the Hermann Goering Reichswerke, the biggest industrial enterprise in Europe

Removal from Heidelberg Professorship

Jaspers, Karl · Heidelberg · Philosopher · Humanities / Philosophy

Jaspers is forced from his Heidelberg professorship under the National Socialist regime.

Scanning Electron Microscope

von Ardenne, Manfred · Berlin · Science / Technology

Builds a scanning electron microscope in which a finely focused electron beam is rastered across a specimen.

Technical Director

Braun, Werner von · Peenemunde · Technical Director · Warfare / Military

Appointed Technical Director at the rocket research centre

Traditional and Critical Theory

Horkheimer, Max · United States · Philosopher · Humanities / Philosophy

Horkheimer publishes Traditional and Critical Theory, a defining statement of Frankfurt School critical theory.

Visit to Spain & evaluates tactics & weapons used

Model, Otto Moritz Walter · Major General · Warfare / Military

Visits Spain & evaluates tactics & weapons used by both sides during the civil war

World Record

Messerschmitt, Willy · Science / Technology

The Messerschmitt 109 sets the world speed record of 379 mph

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