German Banking Crisis, Danatbank Collapse, and Credit Contraction (1931–1933)

1. Young Plan takes effect, reparations continue

   Jan 1, 1930Labels: Young Plan

   • Britannica

2. Brüning governs by emergency decrees

   Jul 18, 1930Labels: Heinrich Br

   • Article 48

3. Creditanstalt failure sparks regional bank panic

   May 11, 1931Labels: Creditanstalt

   • Creditanstalt
   • BaFin history

4. Danatbank run intensifies after Nordwolle fears

   Jun 17, 1931Labels: Danatbank, Nordwolle

   • Danatbank
   • BaFin history

5. Hoover Moratorium announced on political debts

   Jun 20, 1931Labels: Hoover Moratorium

   • Weimar timeline

6. Danatbank collapses, panic spreads nationwide

   Jul 13, 1931Labels: Danatbank

   • Weimar timeline
   • Anne Frank House
   • BaFin history

7. Government guarantees Danat deposits; banks close briefly

   Jul 14, 1931Labels: Reich government

   • Weimar timeline
   • BaFin history

8. London creditor conference leads toward standstill

   Jul 23, 1931Labels: London conference

   • Standstill DE
   • Euro crisis 1931

9. Capital and exchange controls restrict convertibility

   Jul 31, 1931Labels: Capital controls

   • Cliometrica
   • Euro crisis 1931

10. Standstill agreement freezes short-term foreign credits

    Aug 1, 1931Labels: Standstill agreement

    • Golddiskontbank
    • Euro crisis 1931
    • Foreign Affairs

11. Emergency decree begins monitoring-based bank supervision

    Sep 1, 1931Labels: Emergency decree

    • BaFin history

12. State supports Dresdner Bank amid system stress

    Sep 15, 1931Labels: Dresdner Bank, Reich government

    • BaFin history

13. Forced merger brings Danat into Dresdner Bank

    Jan 1, 1932Labels: Dresdner Bank, Danatbank

    • BaFin history
    • Dresdner Bank

14. Credit contraction deepens economic slump in 1932

    Jul 1, 1932Labels: Credit contraction

    • Euro crisis 1931
    • Cliometrica

15. Standstill extensions keep foreign credits blocked

    Feb 27, 1933Labels: Standstill extensions

    • TIME archive

16. Crisis-era controls leave lasting shift toward state-led finance

    Dec 31, 1933Labels: State-led finance

    • Springer chapter
    • Euro crisis 1931