1915 in Germany

1915
in
Germany

Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
See also:Other events of 1915
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Events in the year 1915 in Germany.

Incumbents

National level

State level

Kingdoms

Grand Duchies

Principalities

Duchies

Colonial Governors

Events

  • 9 July – German forces in German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) capitulate and the territory is occupied by South Africa.
  • 20 August An auto parts, electronics and other manufacturing brand, ZF Friedrichshafen was founded, as predecessor name was Zepernicker Zahnradfabrik.

Undated

  • German geophysicist Alfred Wegener publishes his theory of Pangea, which he calls Urkontinent.
  • German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer publishes an article assigning the specimen to a new genus and species Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.

Births

Deaths

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References

  1. "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. "Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | German statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. James, Jeremiah; Steinhauser, Thomas; Hoffmann, Dieter; Friedrich, Bretislav (2011). One Hundred Years at the Intersection of Chemistry and Physics: The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 1911-2011. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 28 and 29. ISBN 978-3-11-023954-6.


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