On March 23. 1933 ; The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany. source
On March 23. 1933 ; The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
On March 24. 1944 ; Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome. source
On March 24. 1944 ; Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
On March 24. 2015 ; Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. source
On March 24. 2015 ; Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.
On March 25. 1957 ; The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members. source
On March 25. 1957 ; The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
On March 26. 1922 ;The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland. source
On March 26. 1922 ;The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
On March 29.1930 ; Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler. source
On March 29.1930 ; Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
On April 4.1925 ; The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded in Germany. source
On April 4.1925 ; The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded in Germany.
On April 4.1945 ; World War II: American troops liberate Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany. source
On April 4.1945 ; World War II: American troops liberate Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany.
On April 5.1944 ; World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans. source
On April 5.1944 ; World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
On April 7.1805 ; German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. source
On April 7.1805 ; German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
On April 7.1977 ; German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light. source
On April 7.1977 ; German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light.
On April 9.1916 ; World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle. source
On April 9.1916 ; World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
On April 11.1908 ; SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, launches. source
On April 11.1908 ; SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, launches.
On April 13.1945 ; World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany. source
On April 13.1945 ; World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany.
On April 15.1986 ; The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen. source
On April 15.1986 ; The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.
On April 16.1945 ; More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine. source
On April 16.1945 ; More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine.
On April 17.1941 ; World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany. source
On April 17.1941 ; World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
On April 19.1973 ; The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel. source
On April 19.1973 ; The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
On April 20.1918 ; Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day. source
On April 20.1918 ; Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
On April 21.1914 ; Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz. source
On April 21.1914 ; Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
On April 24.1918 ; First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. source
On April 24.1918 ; First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
On April 25.2001 ; Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany. source
On April 25.2001 ; Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
On April 26.1944 – Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete. source
On April 26.1944 – Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
On April 26.1945 ; World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht. source
On April 26.1945 ; World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht.
On April 29.1945 ; World War II: The German army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies. source
On April 29.1945 ; World War II: The German army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
On May 2.1945 ; World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy. source
On May 2.1945 ; World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
On May 4.1945 ; World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army. source
On May 4.1945 ; World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
On May 5.1955 ; West Germany gains full sovereignty. source
On May 5.1955 ; West Germany gains full sovereignty.
On May 8.1941 ; The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby source
On May 8.1941 ; The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby
On May 9.1918 ; World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium. source
On May 9.1918 ; World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.