1926 in Germany
Events in the year 1926 in Germany. Incumbents National level President Paul von Hindenburg (Non-partisan) Chancellor Hans Luther (German People's Party) to 12 May, then from 17 May Wilhelm Marx (Centre) (2nd term) Events 1 January – the city of Cologne is badly hit by flooding in the river Rhine. 6 January – Deutsche Luft Hansa is formed by the merger of Deutsche Aero Lloyd and Junkers Luftverkehr 7 January – Deutschlandsender, a radio transmitter, is opened for the first time. 20 January – Chancellor Hans Luther is forced to reconstitute his cabinet as a minority government, having lost the support of some of his partners the previous December. 14 February – the Nazi Party hold the Bamberg Conference in an attempt to strengthen Adolf Hitler's control over the party. 19 March – Max Wolf of the University of Heidelberg discovers the asteroid 2732 Witt. 11 April – Hermannplatz railway station opens in Berlin. 24 April – Treaty of Berlin (1926) is signed with the Soviet Union promising a five-year period of non-involvement if either state is attacked by a third party. 16 May – Wilhelm Marx succeeds Luther as Chancellor although otherwise the make-up of the Cabinet is not