Preceden

German history

Events

Charlemagne declares himself King of the Franks

800 - 800

Otto the Great creates the Holy Roman Empire

962 - 962

Teutonic Order forms, to fight in Crusades

1198 - 1198

Height of the trading Hanseatic League

1358 - 1392

Martin Luther starts the Protestant Reformation

1517 - 1517

Thirty Years War, Germans lose

1618 - 1648

Frederick the Great wins wars, gains territory

1740 - 1786

March Revolution, many flee to America

Mar 1848 - Mar 1849

German unification under Kaiser Wilhelm

1871 - 1871

World War I, Germans lose, surrender to Treaty of Versailles

1914 - 1918

Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor, assumes power, starts invasions

1933 - Sep 1, 1939

World War II, Germany loses again, divided into pieces

Sep 1, 1939 - Apr 30, 1945

Berlin Wall built, tension between East and West Germany

1961 - 1961

German reunification after Monday Revolution

1990 - 1990

Germany wins 2014 World Cup

2014 - 2014