Events
- 4 January - The Emminger Reform is enacted that abolished the jury system and replaced it with a mixed system of judges and lay judges.
- 31 January - Leaders of independent republic of the Rhineland Palatinate attempting to formally secede from Germany fails from lack of support.
- 23 February - Great Britain reduces German reparation recovery duties on German goods to 5% due to Germany's economic troubles.
- 26 February - The trial of Adolf Hitler for the Beer Hall Putsch begins and will last until 1 April.
- 3 March - Germany signs a treaty of friendship with Turkey.
- 26 May - Wilhelm Marx's government resigns after negotiations breakdown for a coalition.
- 6 June - Germany accepts Dawes Plan, a US plan to help solve German debt.
- 16 August - Representatives of the French government agree to leave the Ruhr in the Occupation of the Ruhr during the London Conference of World War I reparations.
- 29 August - The German Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan for the reduction of World War I reparations.
- 30 August - The German Reichsbank begins operating independent of the German government by issuing a new mark after the hyperinflation completely devaluates the old mark.
- 10 October - An international loan is granted to Germany to help the reconstruction of Germany's economy and industry.
- 18 November-30 November - France and Belgium return control of the Ruhr to Germany in the Occupation of the Ruhr.
Dates not known
- Anton Flettner develops the rotor ship using rotating cylinders instead of sails.
- The German firm Leitz develops the Leica camera which is the first to use 35mm film.
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