1946 in Germany explained

Events in the year 1946 in Germany.

Events

January

• January:
  • German steel production limited to 25% of prewar level by the Allied Control Council.
  • British occupation zone denazification responsibilities turned over to the Germans.
  • Soviet 2nd Shock Army returned to the Soviet Union.
• 8 January: Braunschweiger Zeitung founded.

February

• 1 February: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra founded.
• 5 February: Soviet 47th Army disbanded.
• 20 February: The worst explosion in German history kills more than 300 coal miners in Bergkamen.^[1]
• 21 February: Die Zeit founded two days later.

March

• March:
  • Law for Liberation from National Socialism and Militarism turns denazification responsibility over to the Germans.
  • Seventh United States Army inactivated.
  • Bamberg Symphony founded.
• 2 March: Rheinische Post founded.

April

• April: Badisches Volksecho founded.
• 2 April: Die Welt founded.
• 3 April: Lübecker Nachrichten founded.
• 8 April: Sozialistische Einheit ceased publication.
• 13 April: Sächsische Zeitung founded.
• 21 April:
  • Merger of the KPD and SPD into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
  • Deutsche Volkszeitung ceased publication.
• 23 April:
  • Neues Deutschland founded.
  • Das Volk ceased publication.

May

• 16 May: Handelsblatt founded.
• 17 May: DEFA film studio founded.
• 20 May: Lausitzer Rundschau founded.

June

• June: Gehlen Organization established.
• 29 June: Provisional German administration under Soviet supervision established in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• 30 June: June 1946 Bavarian state election.

July

• July: Europa-Archiv founded.
• 1 July: ABC-Zeitung founded.

August

• 20 August: Dissolution of the Wehrmacht.

September

• 6 September: Restatement of Policy on Germany.
• 16 September: BRIXMIS established.

October

• 1 October: Nuremberg trials conclude.
• 20 October:
  • 1946 Berlin state election.
  • 1946 Soviet occupation zone state elections.
  • Rhine Province disestablished.

November

• 13 November: Münchner Merkur founded.

December

• 1 December: December 1946 Bavarian state election.
• 5 December: Hamburg Ravensbrück trials begin.
• 11 December: Hörzu founded.
• 21 December: Middle Rhine Football Association founded.
• Christmas: First edition of Auto motor und sport appears.

Undated

• Average intake per day of 1,080 kilocalories.^[2]
• German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Development founded.
• Hansawelle founded.
• Südwest Presse founded.
• West German Athletics Championships established.
• Westphalian Football and Athletics Association founded.

Births

• 23 February — Bodo Hauser, German journalist and writer (died 2004)
• 25 February — Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist^[3]
• 17 March — Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist and Nobel laureate (d. 1995)^[4]
• 27 March — Olaf Malolepski, German musician (Die Flippers)
• 16 April – Mordechai Geldman, Israeli poet and writer (died 2021)
• 17 April — Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist (died 1995)
• 9 May — Drafi Deutscher, German singer (died 2006)^[5]
• 14 May — Elmar Brok, German politician
• 15 May – Klaus-Peter Siegloch, German journalist
• 17 May — Udo Lindenberg, German singer^[6]
• 26 June — Maria von Welser, German journalist
• 1 July:
  • Stefan Aust, German journalist
  • Rosalie Abella, German jurist
    • 20 August Henryk M. Broder, German journalist
  • Ralf Hütter, German techno musician^[7]
• 2 September — Angelika Volquartz, German politician
• 15 September — Gerd Uecker, German artistic director (died 2024)^[8]
• 1 October — Michael Sladek, German physician and environmentalist (died 2024)
  • • 6 October Otmar Bernhard, German politician
  • Renate Holub, German philosopher
• 14 December — Ruth Fuchs, German athlete
• 30 December — Berti Vogts, German football player and manager

Deaths

• February 8 - Felix Hoffmann, German chemist (born 1868)
• February 10 - Eduard Fresenius, German entrepreneur (born 1874)
• May 16 - Bruno Tesch, German chemist and entrepreneur (born 1890)
• June 6 - Gerhart Hauptmann, German dramatist (born 1862)
• September 6 - Alfred Körte, German philologist (born 1866)
• 15 October — Hermann Göring, World War I fighter ace and Reichsmarshall of Nazi Germany (born 1893)
• 16 October — Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi ideologue (born 1893)
• Date unknown — Albert Hinrich Hussmann, artist and sculptor

Notes and References

1. Book: F. S. V. Donnison. Civil Affairs and Military Government: North-west Europe, 1944-1946.. H.M. Stationery Office. 1961. 416.
2. The Political Economy of Germany in the Twentieth Century By Karl Hardach, page 98
3. Book: Franz Xaver Kroetz. Richard W. Blevins. Franz Xaver Kroetz: The Emergence of a Political Playwright. P. Lang. 1983. 9780820400136. 14.
4. Alkan. Sefik S.. July 2019. Legends of allergy/immunology: Georges Köhler and the discovery of MONOCLONAL antibodies. Allergy. 74. 7. 1412–1414. 10.1111/all.13798. 1398-9995. 30920663. 219281951 .
5. Book: The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin. Guinness Publishing. 1992. First. 0-85112-939-0. 683.
6. Book: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock. Colin Larkin. Virgin Books. 1999. First. 0-7535-0257-7. 265/6.
7. Book: Pascal Bussy. Kraftwerk: Man, Machine and Music. SAF. 2004. 9780946719709. 18.
8. https://operawire.com/obituary-music-opera-director-gerd-uecker-dies-at-77/ Obituary: Music & Opera Director Gerd Uecker Dies at 77