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| 1524 | Munzer, Thomas |  |
| Leads an uprising demanding the abolition of feudal dues, serfdom & tithes |
| 1525 | Albert | |
| The State of the Teutonic Knights becomes secular |
| 1526 | Luther, Martin | |
| Formalizes the basis of Protestant worship |
| 1717 | Frederick William I | |
| Berlin Introduces compulsory primary education |
| 1740 | Frederick II the Great | |
| Declares the right of all religions to practice their beliefs |
| 1860 | Roon | |
| Berlin Plans to increase troops in line with population growth are rejected by the Landtag |
| Berlin Roon's plans are rejected because the Crown would gain too much power |
| 1862 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 19th Sep Berlin The Landtag refuses to carry out reforms of the Army |
| 1865 | Roon | |
| Kiel The Prussian Navy HQ is moved from Danzig to Kiel, despite protests from Vienna |
| 1866 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Gets Bill of Indemnity passed |
| Berlin No need to guarantee accountability of Ministers to Parliament |
| 1870 | Falk, Adalbert | |
| Draws up legislation for the inspection of Prussian schools |
| 1873 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin The "May Laws" of 1873-75 require state approval for training & licensing of priests |
| Berlin The "May Laws" of 1873-75 require state approval for training & licensing priests |
| 1873 | Falk, Paul | |
| Drafts the "May Laws" for Bismarck, secularizing German life, including marriage |
| 11th May Introduces the May Laws subjecting the Clergy to State control |
| 1878 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Prohibition of the Socialist Party press & organization |
| 1883 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Passes the Sickness Insurance Law |
| 1884 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Passes the Accident Insurance Law |
| 1884 | Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von | |
| Leads the Liberal Union into the German Liberal Party |
| 1889 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Passes the Old Age & Disability Insurance Law |
| 1890 | Wilhelm II | |
| 24th Jan Berlin Attributes the rise of socialism to failure of the Government to reform |
| 24th Jan Berlin Proposes shortening working hours & regulating Sunday work |
| 1900 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin Supplementary Naval Act, escalates shipbuilding after the Boer War |
| 1902 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin | |
| Berlin The Tariff Law, increases duties particularly on imported grain from Russia |
| 1913 | Sanders, Otto Victor Karl Liman von | |
| Charged with the task of reorganizing the Turkish Army |
| 1918 | Maximilian of Baden | |
| 22nd Oct Berlin The Reichstag votes for equal suffrage |
| 1920 | Drexler, Anton | |
| Munich Works on the 25 points of the new party constitution with Hitler |
| 9th Feb Munich Produces a draft for the reforms of the NSDAP |
| 1920 | Seeckt, Hans von | |
| Remodels the Army as a mobile shock force of 35 divisions |
| Supports liaison with Soviet Russia & sends tank crews & pilots there for training |
| 1921 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 1st Aug Munich Sweeps away committees & establishes the "leadership principle" |
| 1922 | Streicher, Julius | |
| Nuremberg Germa Founds the Nuremberg branch of the NSDAP |
| 1922 | Wirth, Karl Joseph | |
| Berlin Passes the Law for the Protection of the Republic after the assassination of Rathenau |
| 1928 | Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm | |
| Berlin Puts Schleicher in charge of the Ministry Bureau for relations with the media |
| 1932 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Schleicher & Roehm want to merge the SA & Army but Hitler is opposed |
| 1933 | Goebbels, Paul Joseph | |
| Sep All manuscripts need to be submitted to the ministry before publication |
| Sep The Reichs Chamber of Culture is founded under the new Minister of Propaganda |
| 1933 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 23rd Mar Berlin The Enabling Act, the "Law for Removing the Distress of People & Reich" is presented |
| 24th Mar Berlin 441 for to 84 against (all 84 Social Democrats) for the Enabling Act |
| 24th Mar Berlin The Reichstag votes for the Enabling Act |
| 14th July Berlin A law is passed "for the prevention of the propogation of hereditary illness" |
| 1933 | Rust, Bernhard | |
| All text books are re-written to be pro-Nazi |
| 1934 | Blomberg, Werner von | |
| Feb Berlin Hitler makes Rohm sign an agreement with Blomber restricting activity of the SA |
| 1934 | Goering, Herman | |
| 20th April Berlin Goering hands over the Gestapo to Himmler |
| 1934 | Himmler, Heinrich | |
| 20th April Berlin Goering hands over the Gestapo to Himmler |
| 20th April Berlin Himmler has control over the SS, Gestapo (political police) & SD (secret police) |
| 1934 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Feb Berlin Hitler makes Rohm sign an agreement with Blomber restricting the activity of ths SA |
| 1934 | Rohm, Ernst | |
| Berlin Hitler makes Rohm sign an agreement with Blomber restricting the activity of the SA |
| 1934 | Rosenberg, Alfred | |
| Placed in charge of the education programme |
| 1934 | Scholtz-Klink, Gertrude | |
| Becomes leader of the Reichsfrauenfuhrerin, German Women's Labour Service |
| 1935 | Beck, Ludwig | |
| Opposes Hitler's war plans, attempts to defend the army against Hitler's takeover |
| 1935 | Goering, Herman | |
| Sep Berlin Announces the 1st of the Nuremberg Laws |
| 1935 | Hierl, Konstantin | |
| 26th June Berlin Placed in charge of enforcing the Reichsarbeitsdienst law |
| 1935 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Mar Berlin Founds the Ministry of Church Affairs |
| Mar Berlin Hitler restores conscription |
| 26th June Berlin The Reichsarbeitsdienst law is passed |
| 5th Oct Berlin Jews are issued with new passports identified with the letter J |
| 6th Oct Berlin Orders abortion if either partner suffers from hereditary disease |
| 1935 | Reitlinger, Gerald | |
| Berlin "the most murderous legislative instrument known to European history" |
| 1935 | Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| Given the task of absorbing the remainder of the SA into the army |
| Given the task of improving discipline in the Hitler Youth |
| 1936 | Himmler, Heinrich | |
| 17th June Himmler merges the control of the police & the SS |
| 17th June Hitler places the control of the police forces under Himmler |
| 1936 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 17th June Himmler merges the control of the police & the SS |
| 17th June Hitler places the control of the police forces under Himmler |
| 5th Oct Berlin All Jewish passports must be stamped with the letter "J" |
| 1937 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Civil Service Act, teachers become executors of the Party State |
| 1939 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Jan Berlin All women under 25 are required to do 1 year labour service |
| 1st Jan Berlin Jews have to add the name Israel to their signature |
| 1941 | Himmler, Heinrich | |
| 3rd Mar Given plenipotentiary powers covering all police actions in occupied territory |
| 13th Mar Given power to act independently & have jurisdiction over the Army Chiefs of Staff |
| 1948 | Erhard, Ludwig | |
| 20th June Bonn The Reichsmark is declared worthless is replaced by the D-Mark |
| 2002 | Schroder, Gerhard | |
| 1st Jan Millions of Germans acquire Euros |
