born in Leipzig as son of a clothmaker. Both parents are social democrats.

Walter Ulbricht becomes a carpenter.

Walter Ulbricht walks on the "Walz" to Dresden , Nürnberg , Amsterdam and Bruxelles.

Soldier in Pologne, Serbia and at the German western front

Training at the ComIntern in Moskow

Member of the Saxony Parlament

Member of the Reichstag (German National Parlament)

Walter Ulbricht is wanted by the Nazi gouvernement. After six months living in the underground he emigrates to Paris.

Walter Ulbricht moves to Moscow and becomes a member of the excecutive comitee of the Comunist International as member of the Comunist Party of Germany.

After the German attack at Soviet Union Walter Ulbricht works at the German speaking channel of radio Moscow and writes flyers for the German soldiers. Since

he is mostly working at the front.

Walter Ulbricht is one of the founding members of the "National Comitee Free Germany (NKFD)"

After the victory about the Nazi Germany Walter Ulbricht leads the reorganisation of the communist party arround Berlin .

Founding of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Walter Ulbricht becomes one of the secondary leaders of the Ministers Commitee.

Walter Ulbricht becomes the leader of the national defence group and so the commander of the National Peoples Armee (NVA) - the armoured forces in the GDR. After the death of Wilhelm Pieck, the first (and only) Prime-minister of the GDR, Walter Ulbricht becomes the leader of the gouvernements comitee. Now all important places (leader of the leading party, of the governement and of the army) are united in one person for the first time in the GDR.

Coordinated with the Warzaw Pact Nations Ulbricht gave the command to build "the wall"" around western Berlin.

Ulbricht is needed to give up his position as first secretary of the socialist unity party of Germany (SED)

Walter Ulbricht dies at Lake Dölln (Döllnsee) near Berlin.