Germany events, Q1 1929
8 February, 1929 – the delegation for Germany’s observer mission to the Copenhagen talks has been set. Foreign Minister Stresseman, Chancellor Cuno, and President Braun, along with other members of the governing coalition, have all expressed their hope that one of the outcomes of these talks will be the ending of the Versailles Treaty’s limitations on German armament, and the re-admittance of Germany into the society of nations. It is widely assumed that the current government will fall if the Versailles Treaty is not lifted by its signatories, given the previous failure of the Frankfurt Accords. If the current government falls, it is might be replaced by a center-right coalition led by the DNVP’s Dr. Karl Jarres, though early elections are a distinct possibility as it is unclear whether the Catholic Center party of Chancellor Cuno would support an alliance with the DNVP. It is all but certain that one of the first acts of a Jarres government would be to renounce the Versailles Treaty’s restrictions on German armaments, though it is not expected that he would renounce other portions of the Treaty regarding borders laid down in the Treaty. The alternative to a Jarres government might be a new coalition, combining the SDP and the DNVP with another party or two, though this grand coalition is thought unlikely given the opposing platforms of the SPD and the DNVP, particularly in regards to the Treaty of Versailles.
March 30, 1929 – A small flotilla, though large by current Kriegsmarine standards, comprising Koln, Breslau, S-152, S-153, H-166, H-167, H-168, H-169 and the hired tanker SS Markheim, have set out from Wilhelmshaven, heading west through the English Channel for the Mediterranean Sea.