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June 30 in German History June 30, 1807 Birth of Friedrich Theodor von Vischer in Ludwigsburg, Germany. A literary critic he set the theoretical basis for the period of realism in literature. June 30, 1853 Birth of archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler
in Freiburg, Germany. His catalogs of ancient Greek art
established an historic order. He was Professor of
Archaeology at the University of Munich. June 30, 1893 Birth of Walter Ulbricht in Leipzig, Germany. Ulbricht gained power in East Germany after the death of Wilhelm Pieck in 1960. June 30, 1934 "Night of the long knives", the murder of those seen as a threat by the Nazi party. June 30, 1934 Death of Ernst Röhm in Munich, Germany. Röhm was a member of the National Socialist Party (Nazi) before Hitler. He organized the SA (Sturmabteilung/ storm troops; also called the Brownshirts). By 1934 Hitler began to see Röhm as a rival and began to be concerned about the power of the SA. He had Röhm shot. June 30, 1934 Gregor Strasser is murdered by the Nazis, his former party colleagues. June 30, 1934 Kurt von Schleicher is murdered by the SS in Berlin. Schleicher was one of the political leaders of the Weimar Republic. He became chancellor of the republic on December 1, 1932. He opposed the Nazis as they gained political strength. In January of 1933 Schleicher was replaced in the office of chancellor by Adolf Hitler. On June 30, 1934 he was murdered by the SS. June 30, 1934 Erich Klausner, the head of the Catholic action organization is murdered. June 30, 1934 Adalbert Probst, head of the German Catholic sports association is murdered. June 30, 1934 Fritz Gerlich, editor of the Catholic weekly "Der Gerade Weg" is murdered. June 30, 1939 The Heinkel rocket plane makes it first flight at Peenemünde, Germany. June 30, 1946 The Soviet Union closes the border between their zone of occupation and those of the Western Powers. The "Interzone Pass" is introduced. June 30, 1995 The Bundestag votes to send German troops to Bosnia as a part of the international peace keeping mission. June 30, 1996 Germany wins 2:1 over the Czech Republic and becomes the 1996 European soccer champion. June 30, 1999 After a loss at Wimbledon Boris Becker announces that he will end his tennis career. Back to Today in German History Calendar |
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