This Weimar Timeline charts the chronology of the Weimar Republic, dating the pre-history before the adoption of the actual Weimar constitution. This timeline stops when Hitler establishes the Third Reich.
The timeline is color-coded:
Black: Normal events of the Weimar republic and its pre-history.
Red: Events pertaining to Adolf Hitler.
Brown: Events regarding the German Workers' Party and the Nazi Party.
All other events pertaining to the rise of Nazism in Germany are emboldened.
For a chronology focusing on the rise of Nazism see Early Nazi Timeline.
28 July 1914 World War I breaks out.
14 April 1917 Government announces reduction in bread rations.
15 April 1917 200,000 Socialists and Communists stage major strikes in Germany
13 July 1917 Dr. Georg Michaelis replaces Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg as Chancellor of Germany.
31 October 1917 Michaelis resigns, replaced by Count Georg von Hertling
4 October 1918 Prince Maximilian of Baden replaces Count Georg von Hertling as Chancellor of Germany
7 October – 3 November 1918 Naval mutinies (see German Revolution of 1918–19)
4–6 November 1918 Establishments of soviets across Germany.
4 November 1918 Sailors and worker's councils declare general strikes.
5 November 1918 3rd Squadron revolts.
7 November 1918 100,000 workers march on the Royal House of Wittelsbach. The King of Bavaria flees.
8 November 1918 All 22 of Germany's lesser kings, princes, grand dukes, and ruling dukes had been deposed.
9 November 1918 Proclamation of the Republic by Philipp Scheidemann, some hours later: proclamation of the Socialist Republic by Karl Liebknecht; also:
Matthias Erzberger arrives at Allied HQ at Compiegne.
Kaiser Wilhelm told to abdicate, before he can decide Prince Max formally announces the abdication of Wilhelm.
Social Democrats demand government from Prince Max.
Kaiser abdicates
Friedrich Ebert assumes the chancellery.
First German Republic established.
11 November 1918 First World War ended. Armistice signed with Allies.
Mid December, 1918 First Freikorps unit formed; Maercker Volunteer Rifles.
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