# Murder of Walther Rathenau (1922)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1922-murder-of-walther-rathenau
Location: Berlin
Categories: main-event

On 24 June 1922 right-wing extremists murdered Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau, a Jewish industrialist. Millions protested. He had concluded the Treaty of Rapallo with Soviet Russia.

## Why it matters
It exposed the violence of anti-republican nationalists.

Ruler at the time: [Friedrich Ebert](https://germany-history.com/rulers/friedrich-ebert)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Walther Rathenau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Rathenau)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Walther Rathenau](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walther-Rathenau)