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| June 24 || '''Attempted assassination of {{wpl|Walther Rathenau}}''' || {{flagicon|German Reich}} German Reich ||Erwin Kern, Hermann Fischer, and Ernst Techow attempt to murder German Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau on the orders of Hermann Ehrhardt, but are shot dead in the attempt. Rathenau escapes with moderate injuries from a grenade blast outside his car. While Rathenau normally sent away his guard because he did not like having shadows spying on him and disturbing his guests<ref>Felix, D., ''Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic: The Politics of Reparations'', (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1971), 168-169. [https://archive.org/details/waltherrathenauw00feli/mode/2up Internet Archive Books],</ref> this time two were with him at the insistence of Chancellor Wirth and a plain clothes police officer guarding his villa was also present. Rathenau's speech before the Reichstag on bandaged and on crutches preached unity and moderation among the left. | | June 24 || '''Attempted assassination of {{wpl|Walther Rathenau}}''' || {{flagicon|German Reich}} German Reich ||Erwin Kern, Hermann Fischer, and Ernst Techow attempt to murder German Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau on the orders of Hermann Ehrhardt, but are shot dead in the attempt. Rathenau escapes with moderate injuries from a grenade blast outside his car. While Rathenau normally sent away his guard because he did not like having shadows spying on him and disturbing his guests<ref>Felix, D., ''Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic: The Politics of Reparations'', (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1971), p. 168-169. [https://archive.org/details/waltherrathenauw00feli/mode/2up Internet Archive Books],</ref> this time two were with him at the insistence of Chancellor Wirth and a plain clothes police officer guarding his villa was also present. Rathenau's speech before the Reichstag on bandaged and on crutches preached unity and moderation among the left. | ||
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Revision as of 05:45, 16 December 2024
The following is a brief summary of some of the major historical turning points in the Case Amber universe. Bolded events are points of divergence from the original timeline.
1920s
| Year | Date | Event | Location | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | June 24 | Attempted assassination of Walther Rathenau |  German Reich |
Erwin Kern, Hermann Fischer, and Ernst Techow attempt to murder German Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau on the orders of Hermann Ehrhardt, but are shot dead in the attempt. Rathenau escapes with moderate injuries from a grenade blast outside his car. While Rathenau normally sent away his guard because he did not like having shadows spying on him and disturbing his guests[1] this time two were with him at the insistence of Chancellor Wirth and a plain clothes police officer guarding his villa was also present. Rathenau's speech before the Reichstag on bandaged and on crutches preached unity and moderation among the left. |
Notes
- ↑ Felix, D., Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic: The Politics of Reparations, (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1971), p. 168-169. Internet Archive Books,