1950 in Germany

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Flag of Germany.svg 1950 in West Germany Flag of Germany.svg

1949  • 1950  • 1951  • 1952  • 1953


Decades:

1940s  • 1950s  • 1960s

See also: History of Germany (1945–1990)  •
Timeline of German history#20th century  •
List of years in Germany#20th century


Flag of East Germany.svg 1950 in East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg

1949  • 1950  • 1951  • 1952  • 1953


Decades:

1940s  • 1950s  • 1960s

See also: History of East Germany  •
History of Germany (1945–1990)  •
Timeline of German history#20th century  •
List of years in Germany#20th century

Events in the year 1950 in West Germany and East Germany.

Incumbents[]

West Germany[]

  • PresidentTheodor Heuss
  • ChancellorKonrad Adenauer

East Germany[]

  • Head of StateWilhelm Pieck
  • Head of GovernmentOtto Grotewohl

Events[]

  • June 5 - German broadcaster ARD started.
  • July 6 - Treaty of Zgorzelec was signed between the Republic of Poland and East Germany (GDR).
  • October 5-9 - Himmerod memorandum
  • October 19 - East German general election, 1950

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • 8 February - Arthur Kampf, German painter (born 1864)
  • 9 February - Franz Justus Rarkowski, German bishop of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1873)
  • 12 FebruaryMax Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (born 1884)
  • 3 March - Eugen Klöpfer, German actor (born 1886)
  • 11 March - Heinrich Mann, German writer (born 1871)
  • 3 April - Kurt Weill, German composer (born 1900)
  • 22 April - Günther Rüdel, German general (born 1883)
  • 27 AprilKarl Straube, German organist (born 1873)
  • 3 May - August Marahrens, German Protestant bishop who served as Landesbischof of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover (born 1875)
  • 29 May - Wilhelm Bendow, German actor (born 1884)
  • 29 JuneMelitta Bentz, German inventor and entrepreneur (born 1873)
  • 1 September - Fritz Kampers, German actor (born 1891)
  • 10 October - Josef Straßberger, German weightlifter (born 1894)
  • 1 November - Heinrich Tessenow, German architect (born 1876)
  • 2 November - Kurt Schmitt, German economic leader and the Reich Economy Minister (born 1886)
  • 8 NovemberCarl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, German zoologist (born (1873)
  • 30 November - Werner Haase, German surgeon (born 1900)
  • 21 December - Konrad von Preysing, German prelate of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1880)
  • 27 DecemberMax Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (born 1884)

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