1923 in Germany
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See also: 1922 in Germany, other events of 1923, 1924 in Germany and the list of 'years in Germany'.
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[edit] Events
- January 11 - French and Belgian troops occupy the Ruhr after Germany defaults on coal payments.
- August 6 - Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann becomes German Chancellor upon the resignation of Wilhelm Cuno.
- August 10-13 - Strikes and riots break out in response to the government's failure to deal with the economic crisis.
- September 15 - Germany's bank rate is raised to 90% due to hyperinflation. See 1920s German inflation.
- September 26 - Gustav Stresemann calls for an end to passive resistance and protests by Germans against the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr.
- September 26 - The German government declares a state of emergency under Article 48 of the German Weimar Constitution due to the economic and political violence.
- October 21 - A separatist government is formed in the Rhineland Palatinate which is quickly recognized by the French government.
- November 8-9 - Members of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi), led by Adolf Hitler, fail in a coup attempt to overthrow the Bavarian government in Munich, Germany which is later known as the "Munich Putsch".
- November 15 - The value of the German Papiermark falls to 4.2×1012 mark to the United States dollar causing the German government to issue the Rentenmark as a replacement for the Papiermark.
- November 23 - Gustav Stresemann resigns as German Chancellor after a vote of no confidence from members of the government.
- December 1 - Center Party member Wilhelm Marx forms a new coalition government becoming the new German Chancellor.
- December 8 - Germany signs an economic treaty with the United States.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Hermann Oberth publishes Die Rakete zu den Planetenraumen (The Rocket into Interplanetary Space)
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- May 27 - Henry A. Kissinger, United States presidential advisor
