1924 in Germany

"See also:"
1923 in Germany,
other events of 1924,
1925 in Germany and the
list of 'years in Germany'.

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Incumbents

Events

*Anton Flettner develops the rotor ship using rotating cylinders instead of sails.
*The German firm Leitz develops the Leica camera which is the first to use 35mm film.
*January 31 - Leaders of independent republic of the Rhineland Palatinate attempting to formally secede from Germany fails from lack of support.
*February 23 - Great Britain reduces German reparation recovery duties on German goods to 5% due to Germany's economic troubles.
*March 3 - Germany signs a treaty of friendship with Turkey.
*May 26 - Wilhelm Marx's government resigns after negotiations breakdown for a coalition.
*August 16 - Representatives of the French government agree to leave the Ruhr during the London Conference of World War I reparations.
*August 29 - The German Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan for the reduction of World War I reparations.
*August 30 - The German Reichsbank begins operating independent of the German government by issuing a new mark after the hyperinflation completely devaluates the old mark.
*October 10 - An international loan is granted to Germany to help the reconstruction of Germany's economy and industry.
*November 18-November 30 - France and Belgium return control of the Ruhr to Germany.

Arts and literature

*Thomas Mann's novel "Der Zauberberg" ("The Magic Mountain") is published.
*Kurt Hielscher's photographic album ' (') is published.
*"Forbidden Paradise", starring Pola Negri, Rod La Rocque, and Adolphe Menjou, is released by director Ernst Lubitsch.
*"The Last Laugh", starring Emil Jannings, is released by director F.W. Murnau.
*"Waxworks", starring William Dieterle, Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, and Werner Krauss, is released by director Paul Leni.
*The opera "Intermezzo" is first performed by Richard Strauss in Dresden, Germany.
*Artist Kurt Schwitters creates the Merz 32 collage.

ports

Births

Deaths

*June 3 - Franz Kafka, writer