February 1932
February
In Germany, there are 6.128 million people registered as unemployed. This is also the highest level of unemployment to be reached during the world economic crisis.
[Kolb, p. 358]
2 February
The World Disarmament Conference convened by the League of Nations begins in Geneva. One of the key points of contention is the conflict between French security policy and Germany’s rearmament plans. The Reichswehr’s influence over the Reich government is decisive, making an agreement impossible.
[Kolb, p. 358; Niedhart, p.38]
16 February
Première of Gerhart Hauptmann’s drama “Before Sundown” in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.
[Büttner, p. 795]