Theory:Timeline - Leaders of Germany

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This page lists Leaders of Germany in chronological order. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories.

Years given are the ones confirmed by DWU stories.

Timeline[[edit source]]

Emperors[[edit source]]

"You're right, dammit. Cousin Willy would probably jump at it!"
"The German Kaiser. As he said, all the Royals are related." (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Revenge of the Judoon (novel)"])

Presidents[[edit source]]

"When Hindenburg goes, and your father believes that will happen very soon, there is no telling what the Party will do." (PROSE: Big Bang Generation [+]Loading...["Big Bang Generation (novel)"])
"Hitler named the highest ranking naval commander, Admiral Donitz, as his successor." (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"])
NOTE: Dönitz specifically succeeded Hitler as President, although this is unstated.

Chancellors[[edit source]]

Imperial Germany[[edit source]]

"The Franco-Prussian War… what was that all about? I responded by explaining that it was largely about Bismarck using the humiliation of France as a pretext for the reunification of Germany". (PROSE: The Beasthouse [+]Loading...["The Beasthouse (short story)"])
"[Hitler] had been displaying the plans for the new Fuehrer Palace, destined to be the crowning achievement of the New Berlin. It would be one hundred and fifty times greater than the old Bismark Chancellery." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])

Weimar Republic[[edit source]]

(AUDIO: The Alchemists [+]Loading...["The Alchemists (audio story)"])

Nazi Germany[[edit source]]

"In history, the real history, Hitler's Thousand Year Reich lasted from 1933 to 1945. Twelve years and that was it. Finished." (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
"January the thirtieth, 1933. Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany." (AUDIO: Neverland [+]Loading...["Neverland (audio story)"])
"Over the following week, Hitler grew increasingly paranoid. [...] He had declared Goering a traitor, largely egged on by his personal secretary Martin Bormann. As we have seen, he also denounced Himmler. Only Bormann and Goebbels remained close and loyal." (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"])
NOTE: Technically, The Shadow in the Glass makes no reference to his brief chancellorship.

West Germany[[edit source]]

"Konrad who? Adenauer? You won’t see him: he’s in prison."
"For my part I had no idea who Konrad Adenauer was. I asked Elgar, and was given a short but detailed history of Adenauer’s career, from Mayor of Cologne onwards to his current imprisonment by the Nazis." (PROSE: The Turing Test [+]Loading...["The Turing Test (novel)"])
NOTE: No stories make reference to his eventual post-war chancellorship.