The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Hamburg , Germany.
Prior to 16th century
16th–18th centuries
Hamburg, 1730
19th century
1800s–1840s
1850s–1890s
20th century
1900–1945
1901 – Civil law courts built.
1904 – American Businessmen's Club of Hamburg founded.
[19]
1905 – Population: 802,793.
1906
1907
1908
1909 –
Hotel Atlantic in business.
1910 –
Sportplatz at Rothenbaum opens.
1911 –
Hamburg Airport and
Elbe Tunnel open.
1912
1913
3 April:
Vaterland passenger ship launched.
[39]
Gewerkschaftlich-Genossenschaftliche Versicherungsaktiengesellschaft (insurance firm) in business.
[40]
1914 –
Hamburg Stadtpark (park) opens.
1918
1919 –
University of Hamburg and
Hamburger Sport-Verein established.
1921 – Consulate of
Poland founded.
[41]
1922 –
Museum of Hamburg History opens.
1923 –
Labour and Socialist International founded in Hamburg.
[42]
1924
1925
1926 –
Botanischer Sondergarten Wandsbek (garden) established.
1930
1933
1934
1937
1938 –
Neuengamme concentration camp established by
SS .
1939 –
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II begins.
1940 – April:
Oflag X-D
prisoner-of-war camp for
Allied officers established.
[44]
1943
1944
April: 2nd SS construction brigade relocated to
Berlin .
[46]
8 June: Hamburg-Wandsbek subcamp of the
Ravensbrück concentration camp established. The prisoners were mostly
Polish and Soviet women.
[47]
July: Hamburg-Veddel subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp established. The prisoners were
Jewish women.
[48]
1 September: Hamburg-Wandsbek subcamp of Ravensbrück reorganized into a
subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.
[47]
12 September: Hamburg-Langenhorn subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp established. The prisoners were Jewish women.
[49]
13 September: Hamburg-Neugraben and Hamburg-Sasel subcamps of the Neuengamme concentration camp established. The prisoners were Jewish women.
[50]
[51]
13 September: Women prisoners of the Hamburg-Veddel subcamp moved to other subcamps in Hamburg and
Wedel .
[48]
15 September: 2,000 male prisoners deported to the Hamburg-Veddel subcamp of Neuengamme.
[52]
27 September: Hamburg-Eidelstedt subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp established. The prisoners were Jewish women.
[53]
October: Hamburg-Finkenwerder subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp established. The prisoners were mostly Soviet, Polish, Belgian,
French and
Danish men.
[54]
November: Subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp established by the SS at the Spaldingstraße for men of various nationalities.
[55]
L'Obstinée masonic lodge established by Belgian POWs in the Oflag X-D POW camp.
[56]
1945
8 February: Hamburg-Neugraben subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved and Hamburg-Tiefstack subcamp founded. Surviving prisoners moved from the Hamburg-Neugraben to the Hamburg-Tiefstack subcamp.
[50]
[57]
March: 250
Romani and
Sinti women deported to the Hamburg-Langenhorn subcamp of Neuengamme from the
Ravensbrück concentration camp .
[49]
March: Hamburg-Finkenwerder subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved.
[54]
22 March: Langer Morgen forced labour camp dissolved.
[45]
7 April: Hamburg-Tiefstack subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved, surviving prisoners deported to
Bergen-Belsen .
[57]
14 April: Hamburg-Veddel subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved, surviving prisoners deported to
Sandbostel .
[52]
17 April: Subcamp of Neuengamme at Spaldingstraße dissolved, surviving prisoners deported to Sandbostel.
[55]
30 April: Hamburg-Wandsbek subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved.
[47]
3 May: Hamburg-Langenhorn subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved, surviving prisoners deported to the Hamburg-Eidelstedt subcamp.
[49]
3 May: Oflag X-D POW camp liberated by the British.
[44]
4–5 May: Hamburg-Sasel subcamp of Neuengamme liberated by the British.
[51]
5 May: Hamburg-Eidelstedt subcamp of Neuengamme liberated by the British.
[53]
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II ends.
Hamburg in the
British occupation zone .
Rudolf Petersen appointed mayor by British authorities.
Eppendorf (company) founded.
Population: 1,350,278.
1946–1990s
21st century
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