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Deutsch: Karte des Deutschen Reiches, »Weimarer Republik/Drittes Reich« 1919–1937 English: Map of the German Reich, (Republic of Weimar/Third Reich) 1919–1937 Date
Germany's eastern border was to be shifted westwards to the Oder–Neisse line, effectively reducing Germany in size by approximately 25% compared to its 1937 borders. The territories east of the new border comprised East Prussia , all of Silesia (except for its westernmost part around the city of Görlitz ), the eastern part of Brandenburg ...
U.S. President Harry S. Truman approves Operation Paperclip (de facto ongoing since 1945) in a secret directive. 6 September: United States secretary of state James F. Byrnes read the speech Restatement of Policy on Germany, clarifying his nation's desire for economic recovery in Germany and guaranteeing its borders. 1947: 4 October: Planck ...
Betz's law is published in 1919, by the German physicist Albert Betz. It indicates the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind, independent of the design of a wind turbine in open flow. Forbo Movement Systems, a manufacturer of conveyor and power transmission belts is founded. [2] Münchener Lichtspielkunst AG is founded in Munich.
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The Revolution of 1918/19 is one of the most important events in the modern history of Germany, yet it is poorly embedded in the historical memory of Germans. [137] The failure of the Weimar Republic that the revolution brought into being and the Nazi era that followed it obstructed the view of the events for a long time.
Germany is traditionally a country organized as a federal state. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German-speaking territories of the empire became allied in the German Confederation (1815–1866), a league of states with some federalistic elements.
On 21 March 1919, the Landtag unanimously passed a new constitution. [2] A referendum ( Volksabstimmung ) approved the constitution on 13 April. This popular vote was the first in German history, and the Baden constitution was the only one passed by popular vote in Germany during the Weimar period.