1907 in Germany
Encyclopedia
National level
- KaiserKaiserKaiser is the German title meaning "Emperor", with Kaiserin being the female equivalent, "Empress". Like the Russian Czar it is directly derived from the Latin Emperors' title of Caesar, which in turn is derived from the personal name of a branch of the gens Julia, to which Gaius Julius Caesar,...
- Wilhelm II - ChancellorChancellor of GermanyThe Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...
- Bernhard von BülowBernhard von BülowBernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow , named in 1905 Prince von Bülow, was a German statesman who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for three years and then as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1900 to 1909.Bülow was described as possessing every quality except greatness...
Kingdoms
- King of BavariaKing of BavariaKing of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished...
- Otto of BavariaOtto of BavariaOtto , was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II... - King of Prussia - Kaiser Wilhelm II
- King of Saxony - Frederick Augustus III of SaxonyFrederick Augustus III of SaxonyThis article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
- King of Württemberg - William II of WürttembergWilliam II of WürttembergWilliam II was the fourth King of Württemberg, from 6 October 1891 until the abolition of the kingdom on 30 November 1918...
Grand Duchies
- Grand Duke of Baden - Frederick I then Frederick II
- Grand Duke of Hesse - Ernest LouisErnest Louis, Grand Duke of HesseErnest Louis Charles Albert William , was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1892 until 1918...
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
- Frederick Francis IV - Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Adolphus Frederick V
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg - Frederick Augustus IIFrederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of OldenburgFrederick Augustus II was the last ruling grand duke of Oldenburg. He married Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia, daughter of Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau and Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia...
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachSaxe-Weimar-EisenachThe Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach. It was raised to a Grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Vienna Congress. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was...
- William ErnestWilliam Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachWilhelm Ernst Karl Alexander Friedrich Heinrich Bernhard Albert Georg Hermann was the last Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.-Biography:...
Principalities
- Schaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-Lippe was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bückeburg.- History :...
- George, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeGeorge, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeGeorg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe.-Biography:... - Schwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany with its capital at Rudolstadt.-History:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands...
- Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtGünther Victor, Prince of SchwarzburgGünther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg was the final sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.-Biography:... - Schwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...
- Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen - Principality of LippePrincipality of LippeLippe was a historical state in Germany. It was located between the Weser River and the southeast part of the Teutoburg forest.-History:...
- Leopold IV, Prince of LippeLeopold IV, Prince of LippeLeopold IV, Prince of Lippe was the final sovereign of the Principality of Lippe... - Reuss Elder LineReuss Elder LineThe Principality of Reuss Elder Line was a state in Germany, ruled by members of the House of Reuss. The Counts Reuss of Greiz, Lower- and Upper Greiz , were elevated to princely status in 1778. Its members bore the title Prince Reuss, Elder Line, or Prince Reuss of Greiz...
- Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of GreizHeinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of GreizHeinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz was the last reigning Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1902 to 1918. Then he became Head of the House Reuss of Greiz which became extinct at his death in 1927.-Early life:...
(with Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger LineHeinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line-Early life:Heinrich XIV was born at Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, sixth child of Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line , and his wife, Princess Adelheid Reuss of Ebersdorf , .-Prince Reuss...
as regent) - Reuss Younger Line - Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Waldeck and PyrmontWaldeck (state)Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....
- Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt - Frederick II, Duke of AnhaltFrederick II, Duke of AnhaltFrederick II was the Duke of Anhalt from 1904 until 1918.-Early life:He was born in Dessau in 1856 as the second son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau and his wife Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg....
- Duke of Brunswick - vacant to 28 May, then Duke John Albert of MecklenburgDuke John Albert of MecklenburgDuke John Albert of Mecklenburg was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin who served as the regent of two states of the German Empire...
(regent) - Duke of Saxe-Altenburg - Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the fourth and last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, two duchies in Germany , and the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 until his death in 1954...
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen - Georg II, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-MeiningenGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen , was the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1866 to 1914.-Family and early life:...
Colonial Governors
- CameroonKamerunGerman Cameroon was a West African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon.-History:-1800s:...
(Kamerun) - Otto Gleim (acting governor) (2nd term) to 1 July, then Theodor Seitz (3rd term) - Kiaochow (Kiautschou) - Oskar von Truppel
- German East AfricaGerman East AfricaGerman East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
(Deutsch-Ostafrika) - Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg - German New GuineaGerman New GuineaGerman New Guinea was the first part of the German colonial empire. It was a protectorate from 1884 until 1914 when it fell to Australia following the outbreak of the First World War. It consisted of the northeastern part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups...
(Deutsch-Neuguinea) - Albert Hahl (2nd term) - German SamoaGerman SamoaGerman Samoa was a German protectorate from 1900 to 1914, consisting of the islands of Upolu, Savai'i, Apolima and Manono, now wholly within the independent state Samoa, formerly Western Samoa...
(Deutsch-Samoa) - Wilhelm SolfWilhelm SolfWilhelm Heinrich Solf was a German scholar, diplomat, jurist and statesman.-Early life:Wilhelm Solf was born into a wealthy and liberal family in Berlin. He attended secondary schools in Anklam in western Pomerania and in Mannheim... - German South-West AfricaGerman South-West AfricaGerman South West Africa was a colony of Germany from 1884 until 1915, when it was taken over by South Africa and administered as South West Africa, finally becoming Namibia in 1990...
(Deutsch-Südwestafrika) - Friedrich von Lindequist to 20 May, then Bruno von Schuckmann - TogolandTogolandTogoland was a German protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana. The colony was established during the period generally known as the "Scramble for Africa"...
- Johann Nepomuk Graf Zech auf Neuhofen
Events
- 25 January - The 'Hottentot election', so called because of the nationalist atmosphere whipped up during the campaign, sees the Social Democratic Party of GermanySocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
gain half a million votes and yet lose half of their seats. - May 1907 - A separate Imperial Colonial Office is set up distinct from the Auswärtiges Amt.
- 6 October - The Deutscher WerkbundDeutscher WerkbundThe Deutscher Werkbund was a German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists. The Werkbund was to become an important event in the development of modern architecture and industrial design, particularly in the later creation of the Bauhaus school of design...
is established in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. - The Herero and Namaqua GenocideHerero and Namaqua GenocideThe Herero and Namaqua Genocide is considered to have been the first genocide of the 20th century. It took place between 1904 and 1907 in German South-West Africa , during the scramble for Africa...
reaches its climax in this year.
Arts
- Oscar StrausOscar Straus (composer)Oscar Nathan Straus was a Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works...
's opera Ein WalzertraumEin WalzertraumEin Walzertraum is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann, based on the novella Nur der Prinzgemahl by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book Buch der Abenteuer .The young Jacobson presented Straus with a libretto for Ein Walzertraum at a...
receives its premiere.
Sport
- May - 1907 World Wrestling Championships held in FrankfurtFrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
- 13-14 June - 1907 Kaiser Preis1907 Kaiser PreisThe 1907 Kaiser Preis was a Grand Prix motor race held at Taunus on June 13–14, 1907.-Heat 1:...
motor race is held. - Freiburger FCFreiburger FCFreiburger FC is a German association football club based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. Freiburger FC was a founding Clubs of the DFB in 1900.-History:...
are crowned German football championsGerman football championsThe German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
for the first time. - The Rund um die HainleiteRund um die HainleiteThe Rund um die Hainleite is a classic cycling race which is based around the German city of Erfurt, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race...
cycling race in ErfurtErfurtErfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
is held for the first time.
Births
- 4 January - Willy BuschWilly BuschWilhelm "Willy" Busch was a German footballer. He was a player of TuS Duisburg, and played 13 matches for the Germany national football team, and took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
, footballer - 16 January - Martin ScherberMartin ScherberMartin Scherber was a German composer and the creator of metamorphosis symphonies.- Childhood and Youth :Martin Scherber was born as the third child of Marie and Bernhard Scherber in Nuremberg, where his father was First Bassist in the orchestra of the State Opera House. Martin was a quiet child,...
, composer - 17 January - Max SchäferMax SchäferMax Schäfer was a Standartenführer in the Waffen-SS, during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, Waffen-SSWaffen-SSThe Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside...
officer - 20 January - Manfred von ArdenneManfred von ArdenneManfred von Ardenne was a German research and applied physicist and inventor. He took out approximately 600 patents in fields including electron microscopy, medical technology, nuclear technology, plasma physics, and radio and television technology...
, physicist - 4 February - Ludwig BarthLudwig BarthLudwig Barth was a highly decorated Stabsfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, WehrmachtWehrmachtThe Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
officer - 19 February - Rudolf von BeckerathRudolf von BeckerathRudolf von Beckerath was a German master organ builder. He was born in Munich, but grew up in Hamburg, where his parents moved the year he was born. He initially pursued an interest in mechanical engineering...
, organ builder - 23 February - Hans-Jürgen von BlumenthalHans-Jürgen von BlumenthalHans-Jürgen Graf von Blumenthal was a German aristocrat and Army officer in World War II who was executed by the Nazi régime for his role in the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.-Biography:...
, German resistanceGerman ResistanceThe German resistance was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to Adolf Hitler or the National Socialist regime between 1933 and 1945. Some of these engaged in active plans to remove Adolf Hitler from power and overthrow his regime...
member - 26 February - Emil SeiboldEmil SeiboldEmil Seibold was a Hauptscharführer, in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II....
, Waffen-SS officer - 11 March - Konrad WolffKonrad WolffKonrad Wolff was a German pianist and musicologist.He was born in Berlin, Germany, on March 11, 1907. From 1925 to 1930, he studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Berlin. He received his Doctor of Law degree at the University of Berlin, and forged lifelong friendships with...
, musicologist - 12 March - Josef StanglJosef StanglJosef Stangl was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Würzburg, Germany.Born in Kronach, Bavaria, Stangl became a priest on 16 March 1930, and he was appointed by Pope Pius XII as bishop of Würzburg on 27 June 1957....
, Bishop of Würzburg - 13 March - Ludwig BiermannLudwig BiermannLudwig Franz Benedict Biermann was a German astronomer.He made important contributions to astrophysics and plasma physics...
, astronomer - 17 March - Franz KartzFranz KartzFranz Kartz is a German boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr.In 1932 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his bout to the upcoming gold medalist Lawrence Stevens.-External links:*...
, boxer - 20 March - Helmut EchternachHelmut EchternachHelmut Friedbert Richard Siegfried Echternach was a German Lutheran theologian and pastor, and one of the leaders of the Lutheran High Church Movement in Germany....
, theologian - 24 March - Josef LanzendörferJosef LanzendörferJosef Lanzendörfer was a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in Igls....
, bobsledder - 30 March - Friedrich August Freiherr von der HeydteFriedrich August Freiherr von der HeydteDr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich August Freiherr von der HeydteIn German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. or Dr. jur. and a Doctorate of Economics is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol....
, LuftwaffeLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
officer - 30 March - Rudolf KrauseRudolf KrauseRudolf Krause was a racing driver from East Germany. He is mainly known as one of the leading sportsmen in motor racing on Formula Two, during his career between 1927 and 1954, beside other Formula Two drivers like Hans Stuck...
, racing driver - 8 April - Walter LeinweberWalter LeinweberWalter Leinweber was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper....
, ice hockey player - 16 April - August EigruberAugust EigruberAugust Eigruber was an Austrian-born Nazi Gauleiter of Oberdonau and Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria, later hanged by the Allies.-Early life and Nazi career:...
, Nazi GauleiterGauleiterA Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP or the head of a Gau or of a Reichsgau.-Creation and Early Usage:... - 30 April - Karl-Lothar SchulzKarl-Lothar SchulzKarl-Lothar Schulz , was a highly decorated German Fallschirmjäger and general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
, General - 8 May - Wolf Graf von BaudissinWolf Graf von BaudissinWolf Stefan Traugott Graf von Baudissin was a German general, military planner and peace researcher. His wife was the sculptress Dagmar Gräfin zu Dohna-Schlodien...
, General - 9 May - Baldur von SchirachBaldur von SchirachBaldur Benedikt von Schirach was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Vienna....
, head of the Hitler YouthHitler YouthThe Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung... - 10 May - Carl-Friedrich MohrCarl-Friedrich MohrCarl-Friedrich Mohr was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his role leading the Granville Raid.-Awards:...
, KriegsmarineKriegsmarineThe Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...
officer - 11 May - Hermann BehrendsHermann BehrendsHermann Behrends was a Nazi Party and SS official, obtaining the rank of Brigadefuehrer in the latter organisation....
, SchutzstaffelSchutzstaffelThe Schutzstaffel |Sig runes]]) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II...
officer - 11 May - Eva Schulze-KnabeEva Schulze-KnabeEva Schulze-Knabe was a German painter and graphic artist, as well as a resistance fighter against the Third Reich....
, painter - 14 May - Hans von der GroebenHans von der GroebenHans von der Groeben was a German diplomat, scientist and journalist and member of the European Commission.Von der Groeben was born in Langheim near Rastenburg, East Prussia....
, diplomat - 15 May - Karl BaackeKarl BaackeKarl Baacke was an Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful...
, Wehrmacht officer - 17 May - Ulrich BielUlrich BielUlrich Biel was a German politician, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union....
, CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
politician - 22 May - Werner MüllerWerner Müller (ethnologist)Werner Müller was a German ethnologist and symbologist. His principal field of research, and the subject of several books, was the Native American mythology and literature of North America, though his studies of the sacral patterns in the founding of European settlements Werner Müller (b. 22 May...
, ethnologist - 27 May - Alois KratzerAlois KratzerAlois Kratzer was a German ski jumper who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz. -Titles:*FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 – 4th place on normal hill*1928 Winter Olympics – 19th place...
, ski jumper - 27 May - Herbert SeifertHerbert SeifertHerbert Karl Johannes Seifert was a German mathematician known for his work in topology....
, mathematician - 2 June - Willy LangkeitWilly LangkeitWilly Langkeit was an Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful...
, General - 6 June - Ernst GaberErnst GaberErnst Gaber was a German rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, rower - 7 June - Hilarius BreitingerHilarius BreitingerHilarius Breitinger, OFM Conv was a German Franciscan prelate made apostolic administrator of the Reichsgau Wartheland during World War II by Pope Pius XII, one of the most controversial examples of the reorganization of occupied dioceses during World War II...
, FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities.... - 22 June - Eberhard KoebelEberhard KoebelEberhard Koebel was a German youth leader, writer and publisher.Eberhard Koebel was born in Stuttgart on June 22, 1907. From the age of 13, in 1920, Koebel was a member of the Wandervogel...
, youth leader - 25 June - Hugo StraußHugo StraußHugo Strauß was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Willi Eichhorn in the coxless pairs competition.-External links:*...
, rower - 26 June - Friedrich AsingerFriedrich AsingerFriedrich Asinger was a German chemist and professor for Technical Chemistry....
, chemist - 1 July - Fabian von SchlabrendorffFabian von SchlabrendorffFabian Ludwig Georg Adolf Kurt von Schlabrendorff , was a German jurist, soldier and member of the resistance against Adolf Hitler....
, jurist and German resistance member - 2 July - Franz KleffnerFranz KleffnerFranz Kleffner was a Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Franz Kleffner was born on the 2 July...
, Waffen-SS officer - 2 July - Ernst KupferErnst KupferOberst Dr. Ernst Kupfer was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
, Luftwaffe officer - 7 July - Walter DiemingerWalter DiemingerWalter Dieminger, was a German space scientist and director of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy from 1955 to 1975. Dieminger's research was focused on the ionosphere.-Life and work:...
, space scientist - 8 July - Otto KranzbühlerOtto KranzbühlerFlottenrichter Otto Kranzbühler was a German Naval Judge who is most notably known for representing defendant Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz before the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials.-Early life and education:Otto Kranzbühler was born in Berlin, German Empire, on July 8, 1907...
, judge - 11 July - Adalbert von BlancAdalbert von BlancAdalbert Pierre Louis Karl Erich Johann von Blanc was a Fregattenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later a Flottillenadmiral in the Bundesmarine...
, Kriegsmarine officer - 17 July - Kurt GröschkeKurt GröschkeKurt Gröschke , was a German Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, Luftwaffe officer - 17 July - Winfried MahraunWinfried MahraunWinfried Mahraun was a German diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Gumbinnenand died in Sindelfingen,Stuttgart.In 1936 he finished seventh in the 3 metre springboard event....
, diver - 28 July - Karl MühleckKarl MühleckKarl Mühleck was a Obersturmführer , in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Mühleck was awarded his Knight's Cross,...
, Waffen-SS officer - 9 August - Wolfgang JörchelWolfgang JörchelWolfgang Roman Christian Theodor Jörchel was a Standartenführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.-Early life:Wolfgang Roman Christian...
, Waffen-SS officer - 11 August - Hans-Gerrit von StockhausenHans-Gerrit von StockhausenCommander Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, Kriegsmarine officer - 13 August - Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und HalbachAlfried Krupp von Bohlen und HalbachAlfried Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach , often referred to as Alfried Krupp, was a convicted war criminal, an industrialist, a competitor in Olympic yacht races and a member of the Krupp family, which has been prominent in Germany since the early 19th century.The family company, known...
, industrialist - 6 September - Ilse SchwidetzkyIlse SchwidetzkyIlse Schwidetzky ; was a German anthropologist.Schwidetzky studied history, biology and anthropology in Leipzig and Breslau....
, anthropologist - 10 September - Dorothea von SalviatiDorothea von SalviatiDorothea von Salviati was the wife of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, the eldest son of Crown Prince Wilhelm, the heir of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II....
, member of the royal family - 14 September - Waldemar HolstWaldemar HolstWaldemar Holst was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, Kriegsmarine officer - 18 September - Jakob BrendelJakob BrendelJakob Brendel was a German wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...
, wrestler - 19 September - Heinrich TrettnerHeinrich TrettnerHeinrich "Heinz" Trettner was a German general serving during World War II and from 1964 to 1966 Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
, General - 20 September - Nicolaus von Below, Luftwaffe officer
- 22 September - Hermann SchlichtingHermann SchlichtingHermann Schlichting was a German fluid dynamics engineer.-Life and work:Hermann Schlichting studied from 1926 till 1930 mathematics, physics and applied mechanics at the University of Jena, Vienne and Göttingen...
, engineer - 23 September - Herbert KapplerHerbert KapplerHerbert Kappler , was the head of German police and security services in Rome during World War II...
, police chief - 25 September - Otto Weiß, Luftwaffe officer
- 29 September - Helmut LemkeHelmut LemkeHelmut Lemke was a German politician and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein . He was born in Kiel and died in Lübeck.- External links :...
, CDU politician - 2 October - Walter BestmannWalter BestmannWalter Bestmann was a Oberführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, Waffen-SS officer - 3 October - Fritz MüllerFritz Müller (soldier)Fritz Müller was a Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military...
, Wehrmacht officer - 9 October - Horst WesselHorst WesselHorst Ludwig Wessel was a German Nazi activist who was made a posthumous hero of the Nazi movement following his violent death in 1930...
, Nazi Party activist - 11 October - Reinhard BurstReinhard BurstReinhard Burst was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, Wehrmacht officer - 12 October - Wolfgang FortnerWolfgang FortnerWolfgang Fortner was a German composer, composition teacher and conductor.-Life:Fortner was born in Leipzig. From his parents - both singers - Fortner very early on had intense contact with music...
, composer - 17 October - Herbert BöhmeHerbert BöhmeHerbert Böhme was a German poet who wrote poems and battle hymns for the Nazi Party...
, poet - 19 October - Paul KlingenburgPaul KlingenburgPaul Klingenburg was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played six matches including the final.-External links:*...
, water polo player - 22 October - Emilie SchindlerEmilie SchindlerEmilie Schindler was a humanitarian who, with her husband Oskar Schindler, helped to save the lives of 1,200 to 1,700 Jews during World War II...
, humanitarian - 22 October - Günther TreptowGünther TreptowGünther Treptow was a German operatic tenor, best known for Wagner roles.Treptow began his vocal studies at the Berlin Musikhochschule, and later in Milan with Giovanni Scarmeo. Treptow was a member of the SA and Nazi Party until the discovery in 1934 of his mother's Jewish heritage...
, opera singer - 24 October - Albert HoffmannAlbert Hoffmann (Gauleiter)Albert Hoffmann was a German entrepreneur and during the Third Reich the Nazi Gauleiter of Westphalia-South.-Early life:...
, Nazi Gauleiter - 28 October - Anton BergAnton BergAnton Berg was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, Wehrmacht officer - 9 November - Louis Ferdinand, Prince of PrussiaLouis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia-Children:* Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia , married firstly Waltraud Freytag on 22 August 1967 in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; secondly Ehrengard von Reden on 23 April 1976; thirdly Sibylle Kretschmer. He renounced his succession rights on 18 September 1967...
, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II - 10 November - Hans Herbert FiedlerHans Herbert FiedlerHans Herbert Fiedler was a German operatic bass and actor. He is best known today for portraying the role of Moses in the original 1954 production of Arnold Schoenberg's Moses und Aron....
, opera singer - 15 November - Claus von Stauffenberg, German resistance member and leader of the 20 July plot (d. 19441944 in Germany-National level:Head of State*Adolf Hitler Chancellor* Adolf Hitler -Events:* 4 January — WWII: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins.* 20 January — WWII: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin....
) - 21 November - Ernst HechlerErnst HechlerErnst Hechler was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, U-boatU-boatU-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
commander - 22 November - Gustav Adolf ScheelGustav Adolf ScheelGustav Adolf Scheel was a German physician and "multifunctionary" in the time of the Third Reich...
, physician - 24 November - Friedrich GeigerFriedrich GeigerFriedrich Geiger was a German automobile designer whose most notable cars, the pre-war Mercedes-Benz 540K and post-war Mercedes-Benz 300SL, are among the most highly regarded in automotive history.-Biography:...
, car designer - 30 November - Anton BiersackAnton BiersackAnton Biersack was a German composer and music educator. After initial studied in music in Eichstätt, he studied music composition, conducting, piano, and organ at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg from 1928-1932. From 1932-1936 he was a fellow at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main...
, composer - 9 December - Max DeuringMax DeuringMax Deuring was a mathematician. He is known for his work in arithmetic geometry, in particular on elliptic curves in characteristic p...
, mathematician - 13 December - Theodor WischTheodor WischTheodor Peter Johann Wisch was a German Waffen-SS general and a commander of 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler during World War II. He held the rank of SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS. He was also a winner of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub...
, Waffen-SS General - 14 December - Alfred FischerAlfred Fischer (SS officer)Alfred Fischer was a Sturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. Who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Alfred Fischer was born on the 14...
, Waffen-SS officer - 15 December - Harro SchachtHarro SchachtHarro Schacht was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, U-boat commander - 16 December - Hanns ScharffHanns ScharffHanns-Joachim Gottlob Scharff was a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War. He has been called the "Master Interrogator" of the Luftwaffe and possibly all of Nazi Germany; he has also been praised for his contribution in shaping U.S. interrogation techniques after the war...
, interrogator - 23 December - Georg HaentzschelGeorg HaentzschelGeorg Haentzschel was a German pianist, broadcaster, composer and arranger.Haentzschel studied at the Stern Conservatoire in Berlin and made a career which eventually left him as the last remaining representative composer from what he considered the golden age of German film music...
, pianist - 27 December - Sebastian HaffnerSebastian HaffnerSebastian Haffner was a German journalist and author. He wrote mainly about recent German history....
, journalist - 27 December - Johann Trollmann, boxer
- 28 December - Franz EhrlichFranz EhrlichFranz Ehrlich was a German architect. Franz Ehrlich was a student at the Bauhaus in Dessau from 1927 to 1930.-References:...
, architect - 28 December - Heinz FörstendorfHeinz FörstendorfHeinz Förstendorf was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as forward.-External links:**...
, field hockey player - 31 December - Walter HuppenkothenWalter HuppenkothenWalter Huppenkothen was a German lawyer and Nazi SS prosecutor.Huppenkothen attended school in Opladen and studied Law and Political Science at the University of Cologne and University of Düsseldorf and then qualified as a lawyer. On May 1, 1933, he joined the Nazi Party and the Allgemeine SS...
, lawyer
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- 9 January - Marie of Saxe-AltenburgMarie of Saxe-AltenburgPrincess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.-Early life:Marie was born at Hildburghausen, as Princess Marie of...
, Queen of Hanover - 5 February - Ludwig ThuilleLudwig ThuilleLudwig Thuille was a German composer and teacher, numbered for a while among the leading operatic composers of the 'Munich School', whose most famous representative was Richard Strauss.-Biography:...
, composer - 14 February - Adolf SeelAdolf SeelAdolf Seel was a German painter. He enjoyed training at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts.- Biography :Seel visited the academy in Düsseldorf in 1844-50, where he trained under Wilhelm Sohn...
, painter - 17 February - Wilhelm von BezoldWilhelm von BezoldJohann Friedrich Wilhelm von Bezold was a German physicist and meteorologist born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria....
, physicist - 24 February - Otto GoldschmidtOtto GoldschmidtOtto Moritz David Goldschmidt was a German composer, conductor and pianist, known for his piano concertos and other piano pieces...
, composer - 6 March - Karl Heinrich von BoetticherKarl Heinrich von BoetticherKarl Heinrich von Boetticher was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary of the Interior , and Vice Chancellor of Germany ....
, FKPFree Conservative PartyThe Free Conservative Party was a right-wing political party in Prussia and the German Empire, which emerged from the Conservatives in the Prussian Landtag in 1866...
politician - 13 March - Fritz ScheelFritz ScheelJohann Friedrich Ludwig “Fritz” Scheel was a German conductor born in Fackenburg, Schleswig-Holstein. Scheel was the founder and first music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1900. He conducted rehearsals in German, and played mostly German music...
, conductor - 20 March - Ottomar RosenbachOttomar RosenbachOttomar Ernst Felix Rosenbach was a German physician.Krappitz was a Silesian city where his father, Samuel Rosenbach, practised medicine. He received his education at the universities of Berlin and Breslau . His studies were interrupted by the Franco-Prussian war, in which he took an active part...
, physician - 25 March - Ernst von BergmannErnst von BergmannErnst von Bergmann was a Baltic German surgeon. He is the beginner of aseptic surgery.Born in Riga, Livonia , in 1860 he earned his doctorate at the University of Dorpat, and later returned to Dorpat in 1871, where he was a professor of surgery until 1878...
, surgeon - 1 April - Johann Friedrich JaennickeJohann Friedrich JaennickeJohann Friedrich Jaennicke was a German "Regierungsrat" and entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.-Works:...
, entomologist - 30 April - Julius LangbehnJulius LangbehnJulius Langbehn was a German conservative art historian and philosopher. He was born in Hadersleben, Schleswig .-Work:* Rembrandt als Erzieher * 40 Lieder von einem Deutschen...
, art historian - 3 May - Hermann TietzHermann TietzHermann Tietz was a German merchant of Jewish origin. Tietz was born on April 29, 1837 in Birnbaum an der Warthe near Posen and died on May 3, 1907 in Berlin)...
, merchant - 13 May - Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, nobleman
- 30 May - Ottomar AnschützOttomar AnschützOttomar Anschütz was an inventor, photographer, and chronophotographer.-Biography:He invented 1/1000 of a second shutter, and the "electrotachyscope" in 1887...
, inventor - 5 July - Kuno FischerKuno FischerKuno Fischer, born Ernst Kuno Berthold Fischer, was a German philosopher, a historian of philosophy and a critic.-Biography:After studying philosophy at Leipzig and Halle,...
, philosopher - 13 July - Heinrich KreutzHeinrich KreutzHeinrich Carl Friedrich Kreutz was a German astronomer, most notable for his studies of the orbits of several sungrazing comets, which revealed that they were all related objects, produced when a very large sun-grazing comet fragmented several hundred years previously...
, astronomer - 13 August - Hermann Carl VogelHermann Carl VogelHermann Carl Vogel was a German astronomer. He was born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony.Vogel pioneered the use of the spectroscope in astronomy...
, astronomer - 13 September - Jacob Friedrich BehrendJacob Friedrich Behrend----Jacob/Jakob Friedrich Behrend was a German jurist. His father was Friedrich Jakob Behrend, a German physician....
, jurist - 28 September - Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, nobleman
- 3 October - Alfred ReisenauerAlfred ReisenauerAlfred Reisenauer was a German pianist, composer, and music educator.Reisenauer was a pupil of Louis Köhler and Franz Liszt...
, pianist - 10 October - Adolf FurtwänglerAdolf FurtwänglerAdolf Furtwängler was a famous German archaeologist, teacher, art historian and museum director. He was the father of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and grandfather of the German archaeologist Andreas Furtwängler....
, archaeologist - 12 November - Prince Arnulf of BavariaPrince Arnulf of BavariaPrince Arnulf of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Infantry.-Early life:Arnulf was born in Munich, Bavaria...
, nobleman and General - 16 November - Gustav HertzbergGustav HertzbergGustav Friedrich Hertzberg , was a German historian and publicist.- Life :Gustav Friedrich Hertzberg was the eldest son Gustav Ludwig Hertzberg and his wife, the former Friederike Bucholz. He studied theology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg...
, historian - 21 November - Paula Modersohn-BeckerPaula Modersohn-BeckerPaula Modersohn-Becker was a German painter and one of the most important representatives of early expressionism. In a brief career, cut short by an embolism at the age of 31, she created a number of groundbreaking images of great intensity.-Life and work:Paula Becker was born and grew up in...
, painter - 25 November - Heinrich DernburgHeinrich DernburgHeinrich Dernburg was a German jurist, professor, and politician. Born in Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse, he was the brother of Friedrich Dernburg....
, jurist - 21 December - Klara HitlerKlara HitlerKlara Hitler née Pölzl was an Austrian woman, the wife of Alois Hitler and the mother of Adolf Hitler.-Family background and marriage:...
, mother of Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...