1915 in Germany
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Events in the year 1915 in Germany.
Incumbents
National level
State level
Kingdoms
- King of Bavaria - Ludwig III of Bavaria
- King of Prussia - Kaiser Wilhelm II
- King of Saxony - Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
- King of Württemberg - William II of Württemberg
Grand Duchies
- Grand Duke of Baden - Frederick II
- Grand Duke of Hesse - Ernest Louis
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin - Frederick Francis IV
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Adolphus Frederick VI
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg - Frederick Augustus II
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach - William Ernest
Principalities
- Schaumburg-Lippe - Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen - Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg
- Principality of Lippe - Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
- Reuss Elder Line - Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (with Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, as regent)
- Reuss Younger Line - Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Waldeck and Pyrmont - Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt - Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt
- Duke of Brunswick - Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg - Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen - Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Colonial Governors
- Cameroon (Kamerun) — Karl Ebermaier (2nd and final term)
- German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) — Albert Heinrich Schnee
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) — Theodor Seitz to 15 July
Events
- 9 July — German forces in German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) capitulate and the territory is occupied by South Africa.
Births
- 13 April — Max Jammer, German-born Israeli physicist (died 2010)
- 6 September - Franz Josef Strauss, German politician (died 1988)
- 9 October — Henner Henkel, German tennis champion (died 1942)
- 13 December — Curd Jürgens, German actor (died 1982)
Deaths
- June 20 - Emil Rathenau, German entrepreneur and industrialist (born 1838)
- August 20 - Paul Ehrlich, German physician and scientist (born 1854)
- October 15 - Theodor Boveri, German biologist (born 1862)
- December 19 - Alois Alzheimer , German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (born 1864)
References
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