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| 1921 | Abwehr
Gempp, Friedrich |  |
| | The Abwehr was created in 1921 as part of the Ministry of Defense when Germany was allowed to form the Reichswehr, the military organization of the Weimar Republic |
| | The first head is Major Friedrich Gempp, a former deputy to Col. Walther Nicolai, the head of German intelligence during World War I |
| 1921 | Abwehr
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| | The Abwehr was created in 1921 as part of the Ministry of Defense when Germany was allowed to form the Reichswehr, the military organization of the Weimar Republic |
| 1921 | CCP
Papen, Franz von | |
| | Appointed Member of the Catholic Centre Party |
| 1921 | Chairman
Marx, Wihelm | |
| | Appointed Chairman of the Centre Group in the Reichstag |
| 1921 | Chancellor
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| | Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 1st term |
| | Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 1st term |
| | Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term |
| 1921 | Chief of Staff
Blomberg, Werner von | |
| | Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Stuttgart Army Area |
| 1921 | Comintern
Levi, Paul | |
| | Levi was expelled by the Comintern for "indiscipline" |
| 1921 | Communist International
Zetkin, Klara | |
| | Appointed member of the Executive Committee of the Communist International |
| 1921 | Deputy
Bernstorf | |
| | Appointed Deputy in the Reichstag |
| 1921 | Deputy
Papen, Franz von | |
| | Appointed Deputy of the Prussian Landtag |
| | Appointed Deputy of the Prussian Landtag |
| 1921 | Legislation
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| | National Disarmament Law takes effect, disbands civil guards |
| 1921 | Minister
Braun, Otto | |
| | Appointed Minister President of Prussia |
| 1921 | Minister
Rathenau, Walter | |
| | Appointed Minister of Reconstruction |
| 1921 | NSDAP
Hitler, Adolf | |
| | Membership of the NSDAP has grown from 190 in Jan 1920 to 3,300 by Aug 1921 |
| 1921 | President
Adenauer, Konrad | |
| | Appointed President of the Prussian Council |
| 1921 | Rally
Hitler, Adolf | |
| | Addresses a meeting where the 1st group of the party outside Munich had been founded |
| 1921 | Rule of Silesia
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| | The League of Nations announces Poland will have Upper Silesia with 4/5 of mines |
| 1921 | SA
Hitler, Adolf | |
| | The SA is founded, known as the Gymnastics & Sports Division of the Nazi Party |
| | The SA is founded, known as the Gymnastics & Sports Division of the Nazi Party |
| 1921 | SA
Schreck, Julius | |
| | One of the founders of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and also helps form the Stabswache, which was an early company of SA troops assigned as bodyguards to Hitler |
| | One of the founders of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and also helps form the Stabswache, which was an early company of SA troops assigned as bodyguards to Hitler |
| 1921 | Stabswache
Schreck, Julius | |
| | One of the founders of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and also helps form the Stabswache, which was an early company of SA troops assigned as bodyguards to Hitler |
| 1921 | Death
Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Jan 1st | Death of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg |
| 1921 | Conference of Paris
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Jan 24th | The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations |
| Jan 24th | The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations |
| 1921 | Reparations
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Jan 24th | The Paris Conference fixes German war reparations |
| 1921 | Rally
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Feb | Addresses over 6,000 people in the Circus Krone |
| 1921 | Occupation
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Mar 1st | The Allies enter Germany to enforce reparations |
| Mar 1st | The Allies enter Germany to enforce reparations |
| 1921 | Referendum
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Mar 21st | Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule |
| Mar 21st | Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany |
| 1921 | Rule of Silesia
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Mar 21st | Allied Plebiscite Commission rejects vote, draws boundary anyway; takes section of mines, mills and furnaces and 350,000 Germans and puts them under Polish rule |
| Mar 21st | Plebiscite in Upper Silesia, they vote to remain part of Germany |
| 1921 | Reparations
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| April | Reparations payments are to be made in cash or by such in-kind commodities as steel and coal |
| April | The reparations bill is tallied when the Reparations Commission determines that damages caused by Germany amount to $33 billion or 133 billion gold marks |
| 1921 | Relativity
Einstein, Albert | |
| April 2nd | Arrives in New York to give lectures on his new theory of relativity |
| 1921 | Allied Reparations Committee
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| April 27th | Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears |
| 1921 | Reparations
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| April 27th | Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears |
| 1921 | Invasion of Silesia
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 3rd | Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia |
| 1921 | Rule of Silesia
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 3rd | Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia |
| May 3rd | Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia |
| 1921 | London Ultimatum
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 5th | The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks |
| 1921 | Reparations
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 5th | The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks |
| 1921 | Battle of St Annaberg
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 23rd | German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg |
| 1921 | Invasion of Silesia
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 23rd | German Freikorps smash Polish forces at St Annaberg |
| 1921 | Freikorps
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| May 24th | Under Allied pressure, all Freikorps units are outlawed |
| 1921 | NSDAP
Hitler, Adolf | |
| July 11th | Adolf Hitler resigns from the party to force the hand of Anton Drexler not to unite with the DSP |
| July 25th | Adolf Hitler rejoins the party |
| 1921 | Chairman
Hitler, Adolf | |
| July 29th | Appointed Chairman of the NSDAP |
| 1921 | Fuehrer Chancellor
Hitler, Adolf | |
| July 29th | Adolf Hitler assumes leadership of the NSDAP, he becomes "Der Fuehrer" |
| 1921 | NSDAP
Hitler, Adolf | |
| July 29th | Adolf Hitler assumes leadership of the NSDAP, he becomes "Der Fuehrer" |
| 1921 | Sports Section
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Aug | Founds the Gymnastic & Sports Section to protect NSDAP speakers, forerunner of the SA |
| 1921 | Constitution
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Aug 1st | Sweeps away committees & establishes the "leadership principle" |
| 1921 | Reform
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Aug 1st | Sweeps away committees & establishes the "leadership principle" |
| 1921 | Economy
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Sep | An economy crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments |
| 1921 | Reparations
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Sep | An economy crisis grips Germany which causes runaway inflation and ends additional reparations installments |
| Sep | An initial payment of $250 million reparations is made |
| 1921 | Arrest
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Sep 14th | Hitler and SA disrupt speech by Otto Ballestedt of the Bayernbund; beaten badly; Hitler with others arrested |
| 1921 | Chancellor
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Oct 26th | Appointed Chancellor of Germany, 2nd term, Joseph Wirth (Center) forms 2nd cabinet |
| 1921 | Economy
Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Nov 4th | German currency begins to collapse |
| Nov 4th | German currency begins to collapse |
| 1921 | NSDAP
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Dec | The NSDAP total party membership comes to 2000 |
| 1921 | Voelkischer Beobachter
Hitler, Adolf | |
| Dec 17th | NSDAP buys its first paper, the Voelkischer Beobachter |
