1971 in Germany

Events in the year 1971 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President – Gustav Heinemann
 * Chancellor – Willy Brandt

Events

 * 27 February – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
 * 14 March – West Berlin state election, 1971
 * 21 March – Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1971
 * 27 May – Dahlerau train disaster
 * 6 June – We've had abortions! in magazine Stern
 * 26 June-July 6 - 21st Berlin International Film Festival
 * 3 September – Four Power Agreement on Berlin
 * 14 November – East German general election, 1971
 * Date unknown
 * University of Bremen is founded.
 * University of Kassel is founded.
 * Dalli, Dalli by Hans Rosenthal is first broadcast, on ZDF.

Births

 * 3 January – Tarek Al-Wazir, German politician
 * 8 January – Mike Süsser, German chef and author
 * 26 January
 * Hubert Aiwanger, German politician
 * Rick Kavanian, German actor, comedian and author
 * 19 March – Nadja Auermann, German model
 * 11 April – Oliver Riedel, German musician
 * 29 April – Anja Karliczek, German politician
 * 13 August
 * Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
 * Heike Makatsch, German actress
 * 23 July – Cornelia Pfohl, German archer
 * 19 August – Guido Cantz, German television presenter
 * 3 September – Mirja Boes, German comedian and actress
 * 2 October – Xavier Naidoo, German singer
 * 18 October – Jan Wagner, German writer
 * 19 October – David Wagner, German soccer player and manager
 * 30 October – Fredi Bobic, German football player
 * 10 November – Nina Kunzendorf, German actress
 * 18 November – Ilka Bessin, German comedian
 * 5 December – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German politician
 * 30 December – Manuela Schmermund, German Paralympic sport shooter

Full date unknown

 * Martin Klimas, photographer

Deaths

 * 14 January – Heinrich Anacker, German author (born 1901)
 * 25 January – Hermann Hoth, German general (born 1885)
 * 25 April – Erich Engels, German screenwriter, producer and film director (born 1889)
 * 11 May – Hans Carste, German composer and conductor (born 1909)
 * 6 May – Helene Weigel, German actress (born 1900)
 * 13 May – Hubert von Meyerinck, German actor (born 1896)
 * 3 June – Heinz Hopf, German mathematician (born 1894)
 * 21 June – Ludwig Schmidseder, German composer (born 1904)
 * 26 June – Johannes Frießner, German general (born 1892)
 * 7 August – Günther Rittau, German film director (born 1893)
 * 17 August – Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)
 * 1 November
 * Walther Kittel, Wehrmacht general (born 1887)
 * Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer of novels, poems and essays (born 1876)
 * 14 November – Paul Klinger, German actor (born 1907)
 * 10 December – Gotthard Heinrici, German general (born 1886)
 * 11 December – Gustav Ehrhart, German chemist (born 1894)