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| 1235 | Frederick II |  |
| Frederick II sends Henry III 3 leopards, kept in the Tower of London |
| 1274 | Rudolf I | |
| Recognized by Pope Gregory X after he renounces Imperial rights in Rome |
| 1735 | Frederick II the Great | |
| Kongsberg Hosts the exiled King of Poland, Stanislaw I |
| 1740 | Frederick II the Great | |
| Strasbourg Visits Strasbourg, the only time Frederick II the Great stepped foot of French soil |
| 1801 | Maximilian I Joseph | |
| Signs a separate peace with France |
| 1848 | Schleintiz, Alexander von | |
| Berlin Works for an alliance between Russia, Germany & Austria against Great Britain |
| 1862 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Meets Disraeli & plays the role of a future Premier |
| Berlin Meets Napolean who sounds Bismarck out on a possible alliance betwen Germany & France |
| Berlin Outlines his general policy for the next 10 years for army reform & German unification |
| 1865 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 4th Oct Schleswig Makes a vague promise to France of some Belgian French speaking land |
| 4th Oct Schleswig Persuades France to be neutral in the conflict with Austria over Schleswig & Holstein |
| 4th Oct Biarritz Visits Napoleon III in Biarritz |
| 1866 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 5th July Bismarck is able to accept mediation on his terms |
| 5th July Napoleon III expects both contestants to wear themselves down in a drawn out campaign |
| 1869 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 8th May Berlin Benedetti is told by Bismarck that Leopold had refused the Spanish throne |
| 1870 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Sets up a school's inspectorate in Prussia |
| 19th Mar Publishes alliances with sth German states, German Armies are under Prussian control |
| 11th July Meets Gorchakov & secures an understanding with Russia |
| 1872 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| William, Franz Joseph & Nicholas meet, Bismarck can create another Holy Alliance |
| Dec The German government breaks off diplomatic relations with the Vatican |
| 1873 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 6th May A military convention between Germany & Russia |
| 22nd Oct An alliance of the Emperors of Germany, Russia & Austria |
| 1875 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 24th Feb Berlin Seeks to preserve relations with Russia after problems with France |
| 8th April Berlin Creates tension with France whe he asks "is war in sight?" in the Berlin Post |
| 8th April Berlin Louis Decazes seeks support from Russia & Britain against Bismarck, war is averted |
| 8th April Berlin Starts a war scare with France |
| 1876 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Alsace Lorraine Offers Russia an alliance if for Alsace-Lorraine, Russia refuses |
| 1879 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Sleswick Raises some tariff restrictions against Russia |
| 3rd Sep Alexanderovo William I & Alexander II try to put right some misunderstandings |
| 1884 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 11th Feb Heligoland Offers Britain German support over Africa in return for the cession of Heligoland |
| 1890 | Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| 21st Mar Berlin Instructed by Wihelm II to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia |
| July Berlin Under the Zanzibar treaty the British cede the island of Heligoland to Germany in exchange for control of Zanzibar |
| 1890 | Hahnke, Karl | |
| 16th Mar Berlin Urges Wihelm to dismiss Bismarck for concealing declining relations with Russia |
| 1896 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Attacks the Emperor for trying to sacrifice Russian friendship |
| Berlin Reveals the secret Reinsurance treaty with Russia |
| 1896 | Wilhelm II | |
| Berlin Announces Britain intends to give the Straits to Russia & refuses to allow it |
| Transvaal Telegram's Kruger supporting him against the British backed James on Raid |
| 1897 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin Says "We do not wish to put anyone in the shade, but we demand our place in the sun" |
| 1908 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Strengthens the Triple Entente between Great Britain, France & Russia |
| 1908 | Wilhelm II | |
| 31st Oct Says Germany, France & Russia had secret talks to "humiliate England to the dust" |
| 1909 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobold von | |
| Persues a policy of detente with Britain, hoping to come to some agreement that would put a halt to the two countries' ruinous naval arms race, but failed, largely due to the opposition of German Naval Minister Alfred von Tirpitz |
| 8th Feb Berlin France & Germany agree to support the independence of Morocco |
| 1912 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobold von | |
| Negotiates treaties with Britain over an eventual partition of the Portuguese colonies and the Berlin-Baghdad railway |
| 1914 | Ballin, Albert | |
| July London Reports that if France is attacked Britain will intervene |
| July London Sent to London by the German Chancellor to sound out the British reaction to war |
| 1914 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Will not invade France if Britain remains neutral but Edward Grey refuses such a deal |
| 31st July Berlin Telegrams Count Berchtold asking the Auastrians not to mobilize against Russia |
| 1914 | Erzberger, Mathias | |
| Aug Placed in charge of overseas propaganda |
| 1914 | Moltke | |
| 31st July Berlin Telegrams the Austrian Chief-of-Staff to mobilize at once against the Russians |
| 1914 | Wilhelm II | |
| 29th July Berlin Asks the Tsar to spare Europe, "the most horrible war she has ever witnessed" |
| 1915 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| 1st Sep After American outrage, Germany officially stops sinking passenger vessels without warning |
| 1915 | Erzberger, Mathias | |
| Aug Involved in a failed diplomatic mission to Italy, headed by von Bulow |
| 1915 | Wilhelm II | |
| Dec Warns the Americans, "had better look out after this war" |
| 1917 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von | |
| Hopes for President Woodrow Wilson's mediation come to nothing, and, over Bethmann Hollweg's objections, Hindenburg and Ludendorff force the adoption of unrestricted submarine warfare bringing the USAinto the war in 1917 |
| 1922 | Ebert, Friedrich | |
| 16th April A German-Russia treaty is signed in Italy, recognizes the Soviet Union |
| 1922 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Sends Ludecke to visit Mussolini in Italy where they agree on a wide range of ideas |
| 1925 | Stressman, Gustav | |
| 9th Jan German note sent to France suggesting western security pact |
| 25th Jan German note sent to London suggesting western security pact |
| 1926 | Marx, Wihelm | |
| 24th April Berlin treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia |
| 10th Sep Germany enters League of Nations |
| Dec Resigns after Scheidemann reveals secret support between the German & Russian Armies |
| 1928 | Stressman, Gustav | |
| Berlin Signs the Kellog-Briand Pact |
| 1929 | Stressman, Gustav | |
| Stresemann proposes that France, Germany and Belgium should recognize as permanent their frontiers that were agreed at Versallies |
| Stressman promises not to send German troops into the Rhineland and accepts that Alsace-Lorraine is permantely part of France |
| 1933 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Saarland Broadcasts a promise to reconcile with France once the Saarland is returned |
| 25th Mar Roosevelt requests an assurance Germany will not invade any country from a list of 31 |
| 25th Mar The USA"declines" to recognize the German occupation of Bohemia & Moravia |
| 27th April Anglo-German trade agreement |
| 1st July 1st propaganda leaflet drop over Austria, denouncing Dollfuss |
| 8th July Berlin Papen & Cardinal Pacelli sign the German concordat with Rome |
| 1934 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 24th Jan Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland |
| 26th Jan Diffuses aggressive intentions & draws Poland away from an alliance with France |
| 26th Jan Berlin Signs a pact of non-aggression with Poland |
| 14th June Venice Hitler & Mussolini meet in Venice |
| 1934 | Papen, Franz von | |
| Vienna Sent to Vienna to restore "normal & friendly relations" after a failed Nazi coup |
| 1934 | Ribbentrop, Joachim von | |
| 10th May Meets Anthony Eden & refuses to make any armament concessions |
| 1935 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 23rd Mar Berlin Meets Eden to discuss the London Communique issued by Britain & France |
| 23rd Mar Berlin Rejects an Eastern Pact based on Locarno & prefers individual pacts |
| 1936 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 11th July Berlin Germany confirms Austria's sovereignty & promises not to interfere in internal affairs |
| 1936 | Neurath, Constantin Freiher von | |
| 21st Oct Berlin Signs a secret protocol with Ciano outlining a common policy for Germany & Italy |
| 1937 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th Jan Locarno Repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium |
| 23rd Sep Munich Hitler meets Mussolini in front of an SS Parade & a rally of 800,000 |
| 23rd Sep Munich Hitler receives Mussolini, he tries to prize Italy away from it's support of Austria |
| 23rd Sep Munich The Duke & Duchess of Windsor begin their visit to Germany & meet Hitler |
| 1937 | Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| Visits Spain & evaluates tactics & weapons used by both sides during the civil war |
| 1937 | Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 23rd Sep Munich Hitler receives Mussolini, he tries to prize Italy away from it's support of Austria |
| 1938 | Goering, Herman | |
| Oct Berlin Assures the Slovak leader, Durcansky, that Germany will support Slovak independence |
| 1938 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 12th Feb Berlin Schuschigg is forced by Hitler to agree an amnesty for imprisoned Austrian Nazis |
| 20th Feb Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia |
| 8th Mar Berchtesgaden Herbert Hoover tells Hitler that his doctrine would be unacceptable and intolerable in the US |
| 28th Mar Berlin Advises the German population in Czech to demand enough to break-up the Cezh state |
| 24th April Berlin The Sudeten German's demands for autonomy is rejected by the Prague Government |
| 12th May Manzhouguo Recognizes the Japanese puppet state in Manchuria, Manzhouguo |
| 21st May Berlin "It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future" |
| 18th June Berlin Says he will only take action against Czech if Britain & France do not intervene |
| 3rd Sep Berlin Pays a State visit to Mussolini in Rome |
| 12th Sep Nuremberg Germa In a speech at Nuremberg Hitler demands that Benes meets the German Czech claims |
| 15th Sep Berchestgaden Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland |
| 18th Sep Sudetenland Britain & France wish to persuade Czech to cede areas greater than 50% to Germany |
| 22nd Sep Bad Godesberg Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech alliances with France & Russia |
| 22nd Sep Bad Godesberg Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich |
| 28th Sep Berlin Mussolini sends his Ambassador to agree the action Hitler wants in the Sudetenland |
| 28th Sep Sudetenland The French Ambassador visits Hitler & agrees occupation of the Sudetenland 10th Oct |
| 29th Sep Kufstein Boards Mussolini's train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech |
| Oct Berlin Agrees German-Italian arbitration to settle a frontier between Hungary & Slovakia |
| 6th Nov Berlin At Weimar makes a speech denouncing Churchill, Eden & Cooper as warmongers |
| 10th Nov Berlin The USAAmbassador is withdrawn from Berlin after the events of "crystal night" |
| 26th Nov Berlin Poland renews a non-aggression pact with the USSR to protect against a German invasion |
| 6th Dec Berlin Signs a declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine |
| 6th Dec Berlin Signs a declaration to hold talks on mutual relations |
| 15th Dec Washington sends it's fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews |
| 1938 | Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| Sent as a spy to check the defensive fortifications along the Sudeten border |
| 1938 | Ribbentrop, Joachim von | |
| 24th Oct Berlin Hosts the Polish Ambassador, Jozef Lipski & demands the return of Danzig |
| 6th Dec Berlin Signed declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine |
| 6th Dec Berlin Visits the French Premier, Georges Bonnet, & signs a German-French agreement |
| 1939 | Hacha, Emil | |
| 14th Mar Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer" |
| 1939 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Berlin Sets up an independent Ruthenia rather than agree its annexation by Hungary |
| Jan Berlin Recieves the Czech Foreign Secretary Chvalkovsky & threatens the breakup of Czech |
| 30th Jan Berlin Makes a speech praising the Italian Government & its leader Mussolini |
| 12th Feb Berlin The Slovak leader Tuka visits Hitler & "lays the future of my people in your hands" |
| 6th Mar Berlin The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office |
| 10th Mar Berlin The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Slovak Government from office |
| 14th Mar Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer" |
| 31st Mar Britain and France guarantee Poland's defense (Anglo French Assurance Pact), a pact with Poland to come to their defense if Germany attacked |
| 28th April Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor |
| 11th Aug Danzig Summons the League of Nations High Commissioner & threatens to crush the Poles |
| 20th Aug Hitler sends Stalin a telegram pressing for a pact |
| 20th Aug It is anounced that Germany & Russia have concluded a commercial agreement |
| 20th Aug Berlin Signs a trade agreement with Russia |
| 23rd Aug Japan renounces the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany |
| 4th Sep Australia and NewZealand are at war with Germany |
| 4th Sep Cordell Hull proclaims American neutrality |
| 10th Sep Canada declares war on Germany |
| 27th Sep Given Polish & Russian food & raw materials in exchange for RM1 billion military aid |
| 6th Oct Hitler's offers of peace to France & Britain are rejected |
| 6th Oct Berlin Makes a speech in the Reichstag appealing to the west for peace |
| 11th Oct Paris In a French TV broadcast Daladier dismisses Hitler's offer of peace |
| 12th Oct Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace |
| 15th Oct A treaty with Estonia provides for the transfer of Estonians of German origin |
| 30th Oct Treaty with Latvia for the evacuation of Germans from the Baltic |
| 1939 | Ribbentrop, Joachim von | |
| 21st Mar Berlin Hosts Polish Ambassador Jozef Lipski & demands the return of the Free City of Danzig |
| 27th Sep Sent to agree Stalin's latest demands after the Russian invasion of eastern Poland |
| 1940 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 1st Mar Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact |
| 31st July Gibraltar Begins planning an alliance with Spain & the capture of Gibraltar |
| 4th Oct Brenner Pass Ciano, Mussolini & Htler meet on the Brenner Pass |
| 23rd Oct Hendaye Franco meets Hitler at Hendaye but Franco declines to enter the war |
| 1940 | Ribbentrop, Joachim von | |
| 10th May Berlin Ambassadors of the Netherlands & Belgium are summoned & told troops will invade |
| 1941 | Hess, Rudolph | |
| 10th May Hess flies himself to Scotland & meets the Duke of Hamilton to submit his own peace proposals |
| 10th May Proposes asking Britain to give Germany a free hand in Europe, in exchange Germany will leave the British Empire intact |
| 1941 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Asks Japan to attack Russia, Japan agrees only if Germany successfully invades Russia |
| 10th Jan Germany & Russia sign a fresh treaty recognizing spheres of influence & trade |
| 13th Jan Hitler demands that Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact |
| 19th Jan Berchtesgaden Hitler & Mussolini meet at Berchtesgaden |
| 19th Jan Berchtesgaden Mussolini accepts Hitler's offer of help in nth Africa but not in Albania |
| 14th Feb Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact |
| 14th Feb Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join the Axis |
| 1st Mar Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact |
| 4th Mar Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact |
| 4th Mar Berchtesgaden Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to Greece |
| 1943 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Klessheim Believes Mussolini is losing control & diverts forces from Russia to Italy |
| July Feltre Hitler & Mussolini meet at Feltre in northern Italy |
| July Feltre Hitler persuades Mussolini not to make a separate peace |
| July Feltre Hitler persuades Mussolini to place the Italians under German command |
| 1944 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| April Mussolini visits Hitler & is blamed for defeat on the Russian front |
| 3rd Sep The Finns announce an armistice with Russia & will break off relations with Germany |
| 1950 | Adenauer, Konrad | |
| 21st Mar Bonn Advocates economic union with France |
| 1962 | Adenauer, Konrad | |
| Bonn Agrees a rapprochment with France |
| 1963 | Adenauer, Konrad | |
| Baden Baden Signs a treaty with President de Gaulle |
| 1966 | Erhard, Ludwig | |
| Bonn Announces he does not think the time is right for Britain to join the EU |
| 1972 | Brandt, Willy | |
| 7th June German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel |
| 1985 | Kohl, Helmut | |
| 5th May Bitburg Reagan visits the Bitburg Nazi cemetery with Chancellor Helmut Khol |
| 1989 | Modrow, Hans | |
| Dec Berlin Mitterand visits Hans Modrow in East Berlin & delay the fall of the Berlin Wall |
| 1990 | Kohl, Helmut | |
| Potsdam Agrees West Germany's acceptance of the 1945 Potsdam settlement |
| Bonn Gorbachev agrees to East & |
| 1994 | Kohl, Helmut | |
| 14th July Bonn Elements of the 10th Panzers parade down the Champs-Elysees on Basstille day |
| Dec Baden Baden Kohl & Chirac meet & confirm their committment to a single currency in the EU |
| 2003 | Merkel, Angela Dorothea | |
| defying strong public opposition, Merkel comes out in favour of the USAinvasion of Iraq, describing it as "unavoidable" and accusing Chancellor Gerhard Schr”der of anti-Americanism |
| 2005 | |
