1950 in West Germany
1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953
Decades: 1940s • 1950s • 1960s
See also: History of Germany (1945–1990) • Timeline of German history#20th century • List of years in Germany#20th century

1950 in East Germany
1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953
Decades: 1940s • 1950s • 1960s
See also: History of East Germany • History of Germany (1945–1990) • Timeline of German history#20th century • List of years in Germany#20th century

Events in the year 1950 in West Germany and East Germany.

Incumbents

Events

April 30 - The last Ration stamps (for sugar) expire in West Germany; In the GDR, food stamps were still in use until 1958.
June 5 - German broadcaster ARD started.
July 6 - Treaty of Zgorzelec was signed between the Republic of Poland and East Germany (GDR).
July 19 - The Central Council of Jews in Germany is founded.
August 5 - Publication of the Charter of German Expellees.
September 7 - Schwarzwaldmädel, the first German color film after the end of the war, premieres in Stuttgart. It ushers in an era of local film in West Germany.
September 19 - Auf der Außenministerkonferenz der drei Westmächte in New York wird die Bundesregierung in Bonn als einzige „freie und gesetzlich konstituierte“ Regierung Deutschlands anerkannt.
October 5-9 - Himmerod memorandum
October 19 - East German general election, 1950

8 February - Arthur Kampf, German painter (born 1864)
9 February - Franz Justus Rarkowski, German bishop of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1873)
12 February — Max Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (born 1884)
3 March - Eugen Klöpfer, German actor (born 1886)
11 March - Heinrich Mann, German writer (born 1871)
3 April - Kurt Weill, German composer (born 1900)^[1]
22 April - Günther Rüdel, German general (born 1883)
27 April — Karl Straube, German organist (born 1873)^[2]
2 May — Paul Eugen Sieg, physicist and writer (born 1899)
3 May — August Marahrens, German Protestant bishop who served as Landesbischof of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover (born 1875)
29 May — Wilhelm Bendow, German actor (born 1884)
29 June — Melitta Bentz, German inventor and entrepreneur (born 1873)
1 September - Fritz Kampers, German actor (born 1891)
10 October - Josef Straßberger, German weightlifter (born 1894)
1 November - Heinrich Tessenow, German architect (born 1876)
2 November - Kurt Schmitt, German economic leader and the Reich Economy Minister (born 1886)
8 November — Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, German zoologist (born (1873)
30 November - Werner Haase, German surgeon (born 1900)
21 December - Konrad von Preysing, German prelate of Roman-Catholic Church (born 1880)
27 December — Max Beckmann, German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (born 1884)

^ Mercado, Mario R. (1989). Kurt Weill: A Guide to His Works. Kurt Weill Foundation for Music.
^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Straube, Karl - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-30.

1950 in Europe

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