2010 in Germany
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{{Year in Germany|2010}}
Events in the year 2010 in Germany.
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Incumbents
=Federal level=
- President:
- Horst Köhler (until 31 May 2010)
- Jens Böhrnsen (Acting; 31 May – 30 June 2010)
- Christian Wulff (from 30 June 2010)
- Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Events
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- 16 January – The German government asks its citizens to stop using Microsoft's web browser Internet Explorer to protect their own security.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8463516.stm|title=Germany issues Explorer warning|date=16 January 2010|work=BBC News}}
- 22 January – A Nuremberg court issues an arrest warrant for former Argentine leader Jorge Rafael Videla, on suspicion of killing a German man.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8476321.stm|title=Germany seeks Argentina's Videla|date=22 January 2010|work=BBC News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-seeks-arrest-of-former-argentine-dictator/a-5161476|title=Germany seeks arrest of former Argentine dictator|website=Deutsche Welle |date=22 January 2010}}
- 11–21 February – 60th Berlin International Film Festival
- 13 February – More than 10,000 anti-fascist protesters successfully block a planned neo-Nazi march in Dresden.{{cite news |last1=Becker |first1=Leon Dische |title=Dresden's 'Civil Courage': A City Mobilizes Against Neo-Nazis |url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/dresden-s-civil-courage-a-city-mobilizes-against-neo-nazis-a-678069.html |access-date=2019-11-18 |work=Spiegel Online |date=15 February 2010}}
- 4 April – Three car bombs hit the Egyptian, German and Iranian embassies in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in quick succession, killing at least 30 people.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8602478.stm |title=Iraqi capital rocked by bombs leaving 41 dead |work=BBC News |date=2010-04-04 |access-date=2019-07-03}}
- 29 May – With the song "Satellite", Germany's Lena wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, the first German victory since 1982.{{cite news |last1=Fulker |first1=Rick |title=S!sters to enter the fray as Germany's Eurovision candidate in Tel Aviv |url=https://www.dw.com/en/ssters-to-enter-the-fray-as-germanys-eurovision-candidate-in-tel-aviv/a-47644877 |access-date=12 November 2019 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=22 February 2019}}
- 25 June – Germany's TanDEM-X satellite, whose aim it is to create the most precise 3D map of Earth's surface, obtains its first images.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10422511|title=3D mission returns first pictures|first=Jonathan|last=Amos|date=26 June 2010|work=BBC News}}
- 30 June — Christian Wulff is elected President of Germany.{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=Kate |title=Christian Wulff elected German president |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/30/christian-wulff-elected-german-president |access-date=2019-11-18 |work=The Guardian |date=30 June 2010}}
- 4 July – In a referendum, voters in the German state of Bavaria vote to ban smoking at all pubs and restaurants.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/munich-beer-fest-votes-to-ban-smoking-20100705-zw3b.html|title=Munich beer fest votes to ban smoking|date=4 July 2010|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
- 7 July – Spain defeats Germany 1–0 to win its semi-final and for its first time, along with Netherlands make the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.{{cite news |last1=McCarra |first1=Kevin |title=Germany 0-1 Spain {{!}} World Cup 2010 semi-final match report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/07/germany-spain-world-cup-match-report |access-date=12 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=7 July 2010}}
- 10 July – 2010 FIFA World Cup: Germany defeats Uruguay 3–2 to finish third.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_63/default.stm|first=David |last=Ornstein|title=Uruguay 2-3 Germany|work=BBC News}}
- 12 July – At least eight people are injured after a tornado strikes the German island of Duene in the North Sea.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10606081|title=Eight injured in German tornado|date=12 July 2010|work=BBC News}}
- 24 July – A massive stampede at the 2010 Love Parade in Duisburg kills 20 people and injures dozens more people.
- 8 August – Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk wins the 2010 Sparkassen Giro.{{cite news |title=Wielerzege voor Van Dijk in Duitsland |url=https://www.nu.nl/wielrennen/2308380/wielerzege-van-dijk-in-duitsland.html |access-date=2019-11-18 |work=NU.nl |date=8 August 2010 |language=nl}}
- 26 August – German HIV-positive pop singer Nadja Benaissa is found guilty of grievous bodily harm after transmitting HIV to a man who had unprotected sex with her without her telling him of her condition.{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=Kate |title=German singer Nadja Benaissa sentenced for infecting lover with HIV |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/26/nadja-benaissa-hiv-sentence-germany |access-date=2019-11-18 |work=The Guardian |date=26 August 2010}}
- 21–26 September – photokina in Cologne
- 3 October –
- Germany celebrates 20 years of unification.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11461199|title=Germany marks 20 years of unity|date=3 October 2010|work=BBC News}}
- The German government pays its last World War I reparations.{{cite news |last1=Crossland |first1=David |title=Germany to Settle WWI Debt After 92 Years |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/germany-makes-final-reparation-payments-world-war/story?id=11755920 |access-date=12 November 2019 |work=ABC News |date=29 September 2010 }}
- 21 October – Freck Langsam, German no-budget Gangster Comedy film is released.[http://www.volksfreund.de/nachrichten/region/trier/Heute-in-der-Trierer-Zeitung-Freck-langsam-Internet-Kult-aus-Trier;art754,2507944 "Freck Langsam: Internet Kult aus Trier."], Trierischer Volksfreund, 31 July 2010
- 26 October – The number of unemployed in Germany drops first time since 1991 below three million.{{cite news|url=https://www.dw.com/en/number-of-german-jobless-hits-18-year-low/a-6158584|title=Number of German jobless hits 18-year low |date=27 October 2010|work=Deutsche Welle}}
- 1 November – German identity cards are issued in the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 format and contain RFID chips with personally identifiable information including a biometric Photo and, if desired, two fingerprints.
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- 9 November – Demonstrations in Wendland near Gorleben against CASTOR-transport.{{cite news |title=Wendland: Zehntausende protestieren gegen Castor-Transport |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article10770590/Zehntausende-protestieren-gegen-Castor-Transport.html |access-date=2019-11-18 |work=Welt |date=6 November 2010}}
- 29 November – Break of coalition in Hamburg between the Green and CDU parties.{{cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/hamburg-gal-beendet-schwarz-gruene-koalition-a-731577.html|title=Hamburg: GAL beendet schwarz-grüne Koalition|date=28 November 2010|work=Spiegel Online |language=de}}
- December – The German Meteorological Service, {{lang|de|Deutsche Wetterdienst}}, says December was the coldest December month since 1969 in Germany.{{cite web |title=State of the Climate: Global Climate Report for December 2010 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201012 |website=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=2019-11-18 |date=January 2011}}
Deaths
= January =
- 1 January – Marlene Neubauer-Woerner, 91, German sculptor.{{cite web|url=https://www.pnp.de/archiv/cho/728501_Floetenspieler-Schoepferin-gestorben.html|title=Flötenspieler-Schöpferin gestorben |date=5 January 2010 |author=|work=Passauer Neue Presse |access-date=2019-11-10 |language=de}} (born 1918)
- 1 January – Freya von Moltke, 98, German World War II resistance fighter.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/6937604/Freya-von-Moltke.html|title=Freya von Moltke|date=5 January 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=2019-11-10}} (born 1911)
- 4 January – Ludwig Wilding, 82, German artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Lokales/Neuburg/Lokalnachrichten/Artikel,-Ludwig-Wilding-ist-tot-_arid,2040891_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4502.html |title=Nachrichten Neuburg |work=Augsburger Allgemeine |language=de |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1927)
- 9 January – Franz-Hermann Brüner, 64, German head of OLAF, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/head-of-olaf-dies/|title=Head of OLAF dies|first=European|last=Voice|date=11 January 2010|website=POLITICO}} (born 1945)
- 9 January – Diether Posser, 87, German politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/incoming/ehemaliger-spd-finanzminister-diether-posser-gestorben-id2374313.html|title=Ehemaliger SPD-Finanzminister Diether Posser gestorben|first=Matthias|last=Korfmann|date=11 January 2010|website=Der Westen|trans-title=Former SPD finance minister Diether Posser dies|language=de|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-date=13 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213122224/https://www.derwesten.de/incoming/ehemaliger-spd-finanzminister-diether-posser-gestorben-id2374313.html|url-status=dead}} (born 1922)
- 14 January – Katharina Rutschky, 68, German educationalist and author.{{cite web|first=Dirk |last=Knipphals |url=http://www.taz.de/1/leben/koepfe/artikel/1/die-urbane-intellektuelle/ |title=Nachruf Katharina Rutschky: Ironisch, intellektuell und lebensfroh |publisher=taz.de |date=2011-04-08 |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1941)
- 14 January – Petra Schürmann, 74, German television presenter, Miss World 1956, after long illness.{{cite news |url=https://www.merkur.de/boulevard/tv-moderatorin-petra-schuermann-591118.html|title=TV-Moderatorin Petra Schürmann ist tot: Sie wollte ihre Tochter im Himmel wiedersehen|date=14 January 2010|newspaper=Münchner Merkur}} (born 1933)
- 15 January – Detlev Lauscher, 57, German footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bazonline.ch/|title=Basler Zeitung - Aktuelle Nachrichten aus Basel|via=www.bazonline.ch}} (born 1952)
- 18 January – Günter Mielke, 67, German Olympic athlete.{{cite web |url=http://www.germanroadraces.de/24-0-14215-guenter-mielke-ist-tot.html |title=Günter Mielke ist tot |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719032157/http://www.germanroadraces.de/24-0-14215-guenter-mielke-ist-tot.html |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead|website=German Road Races |language=de |trans-title=Günter Mielke is dead }} (born 1942)
- 30 January – Ruth Cohn, 97, German psychotherapist.{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/radio/index.html?datum=2010-1-31&tag=31&monat=1&jahr=2010&seite=4&block=2|title=WDR Radio hören - Alle Sender des Westdeutschen Rundfunks im Livestream - Radio - WDR|date=17 June 2019|website=www1.wdr.de}} (born 1912)
- 31 January – Erna Baumbauer, 91, German casting agent.{{cite web |last1=Roxborough |first1=Scott |title=Casting agent Erna Baumbauer dies |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/casting-agent-erna-baumbauer-dies-20200 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=10 November 2019 |date=2 February 2010}} (born 1919)
= February =
- 10 February – Michael Palme, 66, German sportswriter and host.{{cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/|title=Aktuelle Nachrichten online|first=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|last=GmbH|website=FAZ.NET}} (born 1943)
- 12 February – Werner Krämer, 70, German footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/werner-eia-kraemer-ist-tot-520935/artikel|title=Werner "Eia" Krämer ist tot | Bundesliga|website=kicker}} (born 1940)
- 14 February – Rosa Rein, 112, German-born Swiss supercentenarian.{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/oldest-swiss-dies-at-112/8299820|title=Oldest Swiss dies at 112|first1=S. W. I.|last1=swissinfo.ch|first2=a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting|last2=Corporation|website=SWI swissinfo.ch}} (born 1897)
- 16 February – Ino Kolbe, 95, German Esperanto expert.{{cite web|url=http://www.esperanto-nb.de/informiloj/2010/verda_informilo2010_05.html|title=Verda Informilo 5/2010|website=www.esperanto-nb.de}} (born 1914)
- 17 February – Ines Paulke, 51, German rock and roll singer and songwriter, suicide.{{cite news |url=http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-kurier/berlin/ines_paulke_selbstmord_nach_liebesaus/156363.php |title=Ines Paulke – Selbstmord nach Liebes-Aus |language=de |work=Berliner Kurier |date=19 February 2010 |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609153740/http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-kurier/berlin/ines_paulke_selbstmord_nach_liebesaus/156363.php |archive-date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead}} (born 1958)
- 18 February – Erwin Bachmann, 88, German Waffen-SS officer.{{cite web|url=http://ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Waffen-SS/B/Bachmann-Erwin.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104224455/http://ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Waffen-SS/B/Bachmann-Erwin.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-04 |title=Ritterkreuzträger Erwin Bachmann SS |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1921)
- 21 February – Casimir Johannes Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, 93, German politician.{{Cite web |title=1st parliamentary term {{!}} Casimir J. Prinz zu SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-BERLEBURG {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/707/CASIMIR+J.+PRINZ+ZU_SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-BERLEBURG/history/1 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}} (born 1917)
- 23 February – Gerhardt Neef, 63, German footballer (Rangers), throat cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebluenose.co.uk/news/assembly-news/gerry-dies-after-brave-fight-20100224361/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224024724/http://www.thebluenose.co.uk/news/assembly-news/gerry-dies-after-brave-fight-20100224361/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-12-24 |title=thebluenose.co.uk |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1946)
- 23 February – Henri Salmide, 90, German World War II naval officer, saved Bordeaux port from destruction.{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/02/27/henri_salmide_his_defiance_saved_port_of_bordeaux_from_nazis/|title=Henri Salmide; his defiance saved port of Bordeaux from Nazis|date=27 February 2010|via=The Boston Globe}} (born 1919)
- 27 February – David Bankier, 63, German-born Israeli Holocaust scholar.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/middleeast/01bankier.html|title=David Bankier, Scholar of Holocaust, Dies at 63|first=Ethan|last=Bronner|date=28 February 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1947)
= March =
- 5 March – Wolfgang Schenck, 97, German airman, Luftwaffe flying ace.{{cite web|url=https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=blogger&hl=en-US&passive=true&continue=https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL%3Dhttp://saladeguerra.blogspot.com/2010/03/nota-de-falecimento-wolfgang-schenck.html%26zx%3D1cdaq5duxbuz7|title=Blogger|website=accounts.google.com}} (born 1913)
- 12 March – Hanna-Renate Laurien, 81, German politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/trauer-in-berlin-cdu-politikerin-laurien-ist-tot-a-683346.html|title=Trauer in Berlin: CDU-Politikerin Laurien ist tot|date=12 March 2010|via=Spiegel Online}} (born 1928)
- 14 March – Konrad Ruhland, 78, German musicologist.{{cite web |url=http://dispatch.opac.d-nb.de/DB=2.1/LNG=DU/LRSET=1/SET=1/SID=12bc83c0-2/TTL=1/PPN?PPN=124848923 |title = Katalog des Deutschen Musikarchivs - results/titledata |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130144829/http://dispatch.opac.d-nb.de/DB=2.1/LNG=DU/LRSET=1/SET=1/SID=12bc83c0-2/TTL=1/PPN?PPN=124848923 |archive-date=30 January 2016 |url-status=dead}} (born 1932)
- 20 March – Erwin Lehn, 90, German musician and conductor.{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499783/|title=Erwin Lehn|website=IMDb}} (born 1919)
- 21 March – Wolfgang Wagner, 90, German director (Bayreuth Festival), natural causes.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/arts/music/23wagner.html|title=Wolfgang Wagner, Who Ran Bayreuth, Is Dead at 90|first=Margalit|last=Fox|date=23 March 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1919)
- 22 March – Emil Schulz, 71, German boxer.{{cite web|url=http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/10/03/23/rlp/t/rzo689135.html|title=Rheinland-Pfalz: Box-Olympiazweiter Emil Schulz...|website=archiv.rhein-zeitung.de|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211011209/http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/10/03/23/rlp/t/rzo689135.html|url-status=dead}} (born 1938)
- 25 March – Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, 93, German political scientist.{{cite web|url=https://www.t-online.de/-/41145952|title=Allensbach-Gründerin Noelle-Neumann tot|website=www.t-online.de}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (born 1916)
- 27 March – Peter Herbolzheimer, 74, German jazz musician{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_en_mu/eu_obit_peter_herbolzheimer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401235125/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_en_mu/eu_obit_peter_herbolzheimer|archive-date=2010-04-01|title=German jazz player Peter Herbolzheimer dies at 74 |date=1 April 2010|website=Yahoo! News}} (born 1935)
- 30 March – Alfred Ambs, 87, German World War II flying ace.{{cite web|url=https://www.military-art.com/mall/profiles.php?SigID=1554|title=Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Leutnant Alfred Ambs (deceased)|website=www.military-art.com}} (born 1923)
- 30 March – Josef Homeyer, 80, German Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Hildesheim (1983–2004).{{cite web|url=http://www.bistum-hildesheim.de/bho/dcms/sites/bistum//nachrichten.html?f_action=show&f_newsitem_id=11071 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718202716/http://www.bistum-hildesheim.de/bho/dcms/sites/bistum//nachrichten.html?f_action=show&f_newsitem_id=11071 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-18 |title=Bistum Hildesheim - Nachrichten |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1983)
- 30 March – Martin Sandberger, 98, German Nazi leader and Holocaust perpetrator.{{cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/mort-d-un-nazi_882739.html|title=Mort d'un nazi|date=7 April 2010|website=LExpress.fr}} (born 1911)
- 31 March - Ludwig Martin, German lawyer (born 1909)
= April =
- 3 April – Ferdinand Simoneit, 84, German journalist, author and World War II veteran.{{cite news |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/93/508241/text/ |title=Zum Tod von Ferdinand Simoneit – Spiel Golf! |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=9 April 2010 |first=Hans-Jürgen |last=Jakobs |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412012938/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/93/508241/text/ |archive-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} (born 1925)
- 4 April – Friedrich Wilhelm Schäfke, 87, German mathematician and academic.{{cite web|url=https://traueranzeigen.suedkurier.de/|title=Traueranzeigen |website=traueranzeigen.suedkurier.de}} (born 1922)
- 4 April – Erich Zenger, 70, German Roman Catholic theologian and bible scholar.{{cite web|url=https://www.domradio.de/suche?keywords=artikel_62930|title=Suchen |website=www.domradio.de}} (born 1939)
- 5 April – Günther C. Kirchberger, 81, German academic and painter.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/region/ludwigsburg |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212040919/http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/region/ludwigsburg |archive-date=12 February 2013 |title=Ludwigsburg Aktuelle Nachrichten aus dem Landkreis |newspaper=Stuttgarter Zeitung |access-date=3 July 2019 |url-status=live }} (born 1928)
- 5 April – Gisela Trowe, 86, German actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article107677324/Hamburger-Schauspielerin-Gisela-Trowe-gestorben.html|title=Hamburger Schauspielerin Gisela Trowe gestorben|first=Hamburger Abendblatt-|last=Hamburg|date=10 April 2010|website=www.abendblatt.de}} (born 1922)
- 6 April – Hans Schröder, 79, German sculptor and painter.{{cite news |url=http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/aufmacher/lokalnews/ticker-Hans-Schroeder-tot-gestorben-Bildhauer-Nachruf;art27857,3255892 |first=Sabine |last=Graf |title=Bildhauer Hans Schröder gestorben |trans-title=Sculptor Hans Schröder dies |work=Saarbrücker Zeitung |date=9 April 2010|access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719082421/http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/aufmacher/lokalnews/ticker-Hans-Schroeder-tot-gestorben-Bildhauer-Nachruf;art27857,3255892 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all |language=de }} (born 1931)
- 8 April – Andreas Kunze, 57, German actor, heart failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.jutta-schafmeister.de/andreas-kunze/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419043621/http://www.jutta-schafmeister.de/andreas-kunze/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-04-19 |title=Jutta Schafmeister |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1952)
- 9 April – Gisela Karau, 78, German author, editor and columnist, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/168831.talent-zur-ermutigung.html|title=Talent zur Ermutigung (neues deutschland)|first=Irmtraud|last=Gutschke|website=www.neues-deutschland.de}} (born 1932)
- 10 April – Martin Ostwald, 88, German-born American classics scholar.{{cite web|url=https://pennpress.typepad.com/pennpresslog/2010/04/martin-ostwald-19222010.html|title=Martin Ostwald (1922-2010)|website=Penn Press Log}} (born 1922)
- 10 April – Manfred Reichert, 69, German footballer, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.wz.de/nrw/wuppertal/|title=Nachrichten Wuppertal - Westdeutsche Zeitung - WZ.de|website=www.wz.de}} (born 1940)
- 11 April – Gerhard Geise, 80, German mathematician, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://tu-dresden.de/mn/math/startseite/?set_language=en|title=Startpage|website=TU Dresden}} (born 1930)
- 11 April – Hans-Joachim Göring, 86, German footballer and coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.zcontent.de/|title=zcontent.de | id-zemke.de | Web und Softwareentwicklung|website=www.zcontent.de}} (born 1923)
- 11 April – Gert Haller, 65, German business manager, lobbyist and politician, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/welt_print/wirtschaft/article7159031/Staatssekretaer-Gert-Haller-gestorben.html|title=Staatssekretär Gert Haller gestorben|first=Norbert|last=Schwaldt|date=13 April 2010|via=www.welt.de}} (born 1944)
- 11 April – Theodor Homann, 61, German footballer, heart failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/lokalsport-werne-herbern/sportszene-geschockt-theo-homann-ist-tot-857661.html|title=Sportszene geschockt: Theo Homann ist tot|first=Von Heinz|last=Overmann|website=RN|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-date=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122125022/https://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/lokalsport-werne-herbern/sportszene-geschockt-theo-homann-ist-tot-857661.html|url-status=dead}} (born 1948)
- 11 April – Egon Hugenschmidt, 84, German jurist and politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.suedkurier.de/archiv/region/hochrhein/loerrach/art1360054,4246328|title=Trauer um Egon Hugenschmidt|date=12 April 2010|work=Südkurier}} (born 1925)
- 12 April – Ambrosius Eßer, 76, German Dominican clergy and church historian, pulmonary disease.{{cite web|url=http://www.liborius.de/nachrichten/ansicht/artikel/dominikanerp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719054924/http://www.liborius.de/nachrichten/ansicht/artikel/dominikanerp.html |archive-date=2011-07-19 |title=Dominikanerpater Ambrosius Eßer gestorben |website=Liborius |date=14 April 2010 |language=de}} (born 1933)
- 12 April – Wolfgang Graßl, 40, German skier and coach, heart failure.{{cite news |url=https://www.merkur.de/sport/mehr-sport/ski-star-hilde-gerg-trauert-ihren-mann-mm-712729.html|title=Ski-Star Hilde Gerg trauert um ihren Mann|date=13 April 2010|newspaper=Münchner Merkur}} (born 1970)
- 12 April – Werner Schroeter, 65, German film director, after long illness.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/arts/artsspecial/21schroeter.html|title=Werner Schroeter, German Film and Stage Director, Dies at 65|first=Dave|last=Kehr|date=20 April 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1945)
- 14 April – Stefan Schmitt, 46, German jurist and politician, leukemia.{{cite web|url=http://www.spd-fraktion-hamburg.de/no_cache/wir-ueber-uns/abgeordnete/hamburg/g/123.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417080016/http://www.spd-fraktion-hamburg.de/no_cache/wir-ueber-uns/abgeordnete/hamburg/g/123.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-04-17 |title=SPD-Fraktion Hamburg: Hamburg |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1963)
- 15 April – Wilhelm Huxhorn, 54, German footballer, leukemia.{{cite web |url=http://www.echo-online.de/sport/svdarmstadt98/Wilhelm-Huxhorn-gestorben-Unvergessen-Ziiieh-Willem-ziiiiiieh;art1168,813508 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105184120/http://www.echo-online.de/sport/svdarmstadt98/Wilhelm-Huxhorn-gestorben-Unvergessen-Ziiieh-Willem-ziiiiiieh;art1168,813508 |archive-date=5 January 2013 |title=Wilhelm Huxhorn gestorben - Unvergessen: Ziiieh, Willem, ziiiiiieh |website=Echo Online |access-date=3 July 2019 |url-status=dead }} (born 1955)
- 17 April – Josef W. Janker, 87, German author, journalist and World War II veteran.{{cite web|url=https://www.24vest.de/oer-erkenschwick/|title=Lokale Nachrichten aus Oer-Erkenschwick | 24vest.de|website=www.24vest.de}} (born 1922)
- 21 April – Manfred Kallenbach, 68, German footballer, heart failure.{{cite web |url=http://www.dynamo-dresden.de/aktuell/news-ansicht/archiv/2010/april/artikel/sg-dynamo-dresden-trauert-um-manfred-kallenbach/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426105455/http://www.dynamo-dresden.de/aktuell/news-ansicht/archiv/2010/april/artikel/sg-dynamo-dresden-trauert-um-manfred-kallenbach/ |archive-date=2010-04-26 |title=SG Dynamo Dresden trauert um Manfred Kallenbach |language=de |publisher=SG Dynamo Dresden |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1942)
- 24 April – Leo Löwenstein, 43, German racing driver, race accident.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/vln-langstreckenmeisterschaft/news/toedlicher-unfall-auf-der-nordschleife-10042409|title=Tödlicher Unfall auf der Nordschleife|website=Motorsport-Total.com}} (born 1966)
- 24 April – Paul Schäfer, 88, German religious sect founder and former Nazi army corporal, heart failure.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8641882.stm|title=Chile cult leader Schaefer dies|date=24 April 2010|work=BBC News}} (born 1921)
- 30 April – Paul Mayer, 98, German Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal.[https://montrealgazette.com/life/Oldest+Catholic+cardinal+dies/2974277/story.html]{{Dead link|date=May 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} (born 1911)
= May =
- 3 May – Stefan Doernberg, 85, German writer and teacher.{{cite web|url=https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/143836.erfülltes-leben.html|title=Erfülltes Leben|date=4 May 2010|website=junge Welt}} (born 1924)
- 3 May – Guenter Wendt, 85, German-born American spacecraft engineer (NASA ), heart failure and stroke.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-050310a.html|title=Guenter Wendt, 86, 'Pad Leader' for NASA's moon missions, dies | collectSPACE|website=collectSPACE.com}} (born 1923)
- 4 May – Freddy Kottulinsky, 77, German-born Swedish racing driver{{cite web|url=https://fourtitude.com/news/publish/Motorsport_News/article_5924.shtml|title=Audi Mourns Rally Driver Freddy Kottulinsky|website=fourtitude.com}} (born 1932)
- 5 May – Alfons Kontarsky, 77, German pianist.[http://www.drehpunktkultur.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1071:alfons-kontarsky-ist-gestorben&catid=115:meldungen-kritiken-2&Itemid=121]{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} (born 1931)
- 8 May – Peer Schmidt, 84, German actor, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/news/telegramm/news-ticker-2752182.bild.html|title=News-Ticker - News - Bild.de|website=www.bild.de}} (born 1926)
- 9 May – Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, 86, German partisan, World War II resistance fighter.{{cite web |url=http://ostholstein.mediaquell.com/2010/05/11/hamburger-widerstandskaempfer-karl-heinz-schnibbe-gestorben-3243/ |title=Hamburger Widerstandskämpfer Karl-Heinz Schnibbe gestorben |trans-title=Hamburger resistance fighter Karl-Heinz Schnibbe dies |date=11 May 2010 |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064756/http://ostholstein.mediaquell.com/2010/05/11/hamburger-widerstandskaempfer-karl-heinz-schnibbe-gestorben-3243/ |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all |language=de }} (born 1924)
- 12 May – Dieter Bock, 71, German businessman and multimillionaire, choking.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-bock-idUSTRE64Q3RZ20100527|title=German tycoon Bock chokes to death at luxury hotel|date=27 May 2010|via=www.reuters.com}} (born 1938)
- 12 May – Edith Keller-Herrmann, 88, German chess Grandmaster.{{cite web|url=http://www.zeitschriftschach.de/aktuell/aktuell.htm|title= Schach aktuell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020428220612/http://www.zeitschriftschach.de/aktuell/aktuell.htm |archive-date=28 April 2002 }} (born 1921)
- 13 May – Walter Klimmek, 91, German footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/knappen-trauern-um-walter-klimmek.html |title=Knappen trauern um Walter Klimmek |date=1 June 2010 |website=FC Schalke 04|language=de |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602064200/http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/knappen-trauern-um-walter-klimmek.html |archive-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} (born 1919)
- 13 May – Klaus Kotter, 75, German bobsleigh official.{{cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/sport/wintersport/bob-langjaehriger-bob-praesident-kotter-gestorben_aid_508047.html|title=Langjähriger Bob-Präsident Kotter gestorben|first=FOCUS|last=Online|website=FOCUS Online}} (born 1934)
- 15 May – Christian Habicht, 57, German actor, heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/dresdner-theater-trauert-um-christian-habicht--/de/News/21306398|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725123234/http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/dresdner-theater-trauert-um-christian-habicht--/de/News/21306398|archive-date=2010-07-25|title=DRESDNER THEATER TRAUERT UM CHRISTIAN HABICHT :: AD HOC NEWS|date=25 July 2010}} (born 1952)
- 17 May – Ludwig von Friedeburg, 85, German politician and sociologist, Hesse Minister for Education (1969–1974).{{cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/exkultusminister-von-friedeburg-tot-12612104.bild.html|title=Ex-Kultusminister von Friedeburg tot|website=bild.de}} (born 1924)
- 17 May – Fritz Sennheiser, 98, German electrical engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Sennheiser.{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/fritz_sennheiser/|title=Fader pushers mourn Fritz Sennheiser|website=www.theregister.co.uk}} (born 1912)
- 23 May – Eva Ostwalt, 108, German-born American Holocaust survivor.{{cite web|url=http://hinesrinaldi.tributes.com/our_obituaries/Eva-D.-Ostwalt-88656239|title=Eva Ostwalt Obituary - Bethesda, Maryland - Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home|website=hinesrinaldi.tributes.com}} (born 1902)
- 24 May – Anneliese Rothenberger, 83, German opera singer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10161907|title=German soprano Rothenberger dies|date=26 May 2010|publisher=BBC}} (born 1919)
- 29 May – Paul Müller, 69, German biologist.{{cite web|url=http://www.saarjaeger.de/news.php?id=83 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719081334/http://www.saarjaeger.de/news.php?id=83 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-19 |title=Vereinigung der Jäger des Saarlandes |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1940)
= June =
- 10 June – Sigmar Polke, 69, German painter and photographer, cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/arts/design/12polke.html|title=Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69|first=Roberta|last=Smith|date=11 June 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1941)
- 12 June – Daisy D'ora, 97, German actress and socialite.{{cite web|url=https://www.mittelbayerische.de/region/kelheim-nachrichten/die-miss-germany-von-1931-ist-tot-21029-art560183.html|title=Die Miss Germany von 1931 ist tot|first=14 Juni 2010 16:53|last=Uhr|website=Mittelbayerische Zeitung}} (born 1913)
- 13 June – Ernest Fleischmann, 85, German-born American impresario, executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/arts/music/16fleischmann.html|title=Ernest Fleischmann, Impresario of Los Angeles, Dies at 85|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=16 June 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1924)
- 15 June – Heidi Kabel, 95, German stage actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/trauer-um-ohnsorg-star-heidi-kabel-ist-tot-3283810.html|title=Heidi Kabel ist tot|date=15 June 2010|website=stern.de}} (born 1914)
- 18 June – Hans Joachim Sewering, 94, German physician, member of the Waffen SS (1933–1945).{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/330726,doctor-dies-aged-94.html|title=Earth Times: news/330726,doctor-dies-aged-94.html|website=www.earthtimes.org}} (born 1916)
- 19 June – Ursula Thiess, 86, German artist and actress (Bengal Brigade).{{cite web|url=http://www.beatricedailysun.com/news/local/article_077080d4-7f37-11df-a9fa-001cc4c03286.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004011140/http://www.beatricedailysun.com/news/local/article_077080d4-7f37-11df-a9fa-001cc4c03286.html|archive-date=2010-10-04|title=An artist, an actress|date=4 October 2010}} (born 1924)
- 21 June – Wilfried Feldenkirchen, 62, German economic historian and project manager (Siemens), car crash.{{cite web|url=https://www.badische-zeitung.de/titisee-neustadt/siemens-projektleiter-stirbt-bei-fahrt-mit-elektro-oldtimer|title=Siemens-Projektleiter stirbt bei Fahrt mit Elektro-Oldtimer - Titisee-Neustadt - Badische Zeitung|first=Badische|last=Zeitung|website=www.badische-zeitung.de}} (born 1947)
- 22 June – Marie-Luise Jahn, 92, German activist, member of the anti-Nazi resistance movement White Rose.{{cite news |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/dachau/vermischtes/zeitzeugin-der-weissen-rose-marie-luise-schultze-jahn-ist-tot-1.964482 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628162642/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/dachau/vermischtes/zeitzeugin-der-weissen-rose-marie-luise-schultze-jahn-ist-tot-1.964482 |archive-date=2010-06-28 |title=Zeitzeugin der "Weißen Rose" - Marie-Luise Schultze-Jahn ist tot |newspaper=Sueddeutsche Zeitung |access-date=2019-07-03}} (born 1918)
- 22 June – Manfred Römbell, 68, German writer, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.volksfreund.de/region/kultur/saarlaendischer-autor-manfred-roembell-ist-tot_aid-5980422|title=Saarländischer Autor Manfred Römbell ist tot|website=Volksfreund}} (born 1941)
- 23 June – Jörg Berger, 65, German football manager, bowel cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/germany/news/100624/Former_Bundesliga_coach_Berger_dies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721054723/http://www.supersport.com/football/germany/news/100624/Former_Bundesliga_coach_Berger_dies|archive-date=2011-07-21|title=Former Bundesliga coach Berger dies - SuperSport - Football|date=21 July 2011}} (born 1944)
- 23 June – Frank Giering, 38, German actor (Funny Games).{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-actor-idUSTRE65O06R20100625|title=German actor Frank Giering dies at 38|date=25 June 2010|via=www.reuters.com}} (born 1971)
- 28 June – Willie Huber, 52, German-born Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), heart attack.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/former-nhler-huber-dies-suddenly-1.897019 |title=Former NHLer Huber dies suddenly |date=29 June 2010 |work=CBC Sports |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703045200/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/06/29/sp-huber-obit.html |archive-date=3 July 2010 |url-status=live }} (born 1958)
= July =
- 2 July – Carl Adam Petri, 83, German computer scientist.{{cite web|url=https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Pionier-der-Netzwerk-Theorie-gestorben-1033846.html|title=Pionier der Netzwerk-Theorie gestorben|first=heise|last=online|website=heise online}} (born 1926)
- 3 July – Kirsten Heisig, 48, German politician and juvenile magistrate, suicide.{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1568315.php/Missing-German-judge-committed-suicide-official-says-Roundup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811211555/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1568315.php/Missing-German-judge-committed-suicide-official-says-Roundup|archive-date=2010-08-11|title=Missing German judge committed suicide, official says (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics|date=11 August 2010}} (body discovered on this date) (born 1961)
- 3 July – Herbert Erhardt, 79, German footballer, FIFA World Cup winner 1954{{cite web|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/?art=1255166&kat=31|title=nordbayern.de - Nürnberger Nachrichten und Nürnberger Zeitung|website=www.nordbayern.de}} (born 1930)
- 12 July – Günter Behnisch, 88, German architect.{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/obituary-of-the-architect-guenter-behnisch-the-man-who-gave-post-war-germany-a-new-face-a-706359.html|title=Obituary of the Architect Günter Behnisch: The Man Who Gave Post-War Germany A New Face|first=Thorsten|last=Dörting|date=13 July 2010|via=Spiegel Online}} (born 1922)
- 22 July – Herbert Giersch, 89, German economist. (born 1921)
- 24 July – Theo Albrecht, 88, German entrepreneur and billionaire (Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's).{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/|title=MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos|website=www.msn.com|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317084909/https://www.msn.com/|archive-date=17 March 2020|url-status=dead}} (born 1922)
- 25 July – Erich Steidtmann, 95, German Nazi SS officer.[https://archive.today/20130202023823/http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Erich-Steidtmann-a-former.6451086.jp] (born 1914)
- 30 July – Otto Joachim, 99, German-born Canadian violist and composer of electronic music.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Composer+revitalized+music+Canada/3348239/story.html]{{Dead link|date=September 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} (born 1910)
= August =
- 5 August – Jürgen Oesten, 96, German U-boat commander during World War II.{{cite web|url=https://www.uboat.net/men/oesten.htm|title=Korvettenkapitän Jürgen Oesten - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net|website=www.uboat.net}} (born 1913)
- 7 August – Jürgen Thimme, 92, German archaeologist and U-boat commander, after long illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1269.html|title=Oberleutnant zur See Jürgen Thimme - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net|website=www.uboat.net}} (born 1917)
- 8 August – Bernhard Philberth, 83, German physicist, engineer, philosopher and theologian.{{cite web|url=http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/obituaries/heraldsun-au/obituary.aspx?n=bernhard-josef-philberth&pid=144589026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104630/http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/obituaries/heraldsun-au/obituary.aspx?n=bernhard-josef-philberth&pid=144589026|archive-date=2011-07-06|title=Father Bernhard Josef Philberth Obituary: View Bernhard Philberth's Obituary by Herald Sun|date=6 July 2011}} (born 1927)
- 11 August – Bruno Schleinstein, 78, German actor.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/arts/music/15bruno.html|title=Bruno S., 78, Actor Who Played Kaspar Hauser, Dies|first=Douglas|last=Martin|date=14 August 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1932)
- 12 August - Manfred Homberg, German boxer (born 1933)
- 18 August – Maria Wachter, 100, German communist and resistance fighter, member of VVN.[http://www.nrw.vvn-bda.de/texte/0672_maria.htm] ] (born 1910)
- 18 August – Sepp Daxenberger, 48, German politician, bone marrow cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.br.de/error/brde-error4xx.html|title=Seite nicht gefunden [Fehler 404]: BR.de - der Bayerische Rundfunk im Internet|first=Bayerischer|last=Rundfunk|date=3 January 2018|website=www.br.de}} (born 1962)
- 19 August – Gerhard Beil, 84, East German politician.[http://www.edition-ost.de/aktuell-2/239-letzter-aussenhandelsminister-der-ddr-gerhard-beil-verstorben.html]{{Dead link|date=September 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} (born 1926)
- 21 August – Christoph Schlingensief, 49, German film and theatre director, lung cancer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/arts/25schlingensief.html|title=Christoph Schlingensief, Artistic Provocateur, Dies at 49|first=William|last=Grimes|date=25 August 2010|work=The New York Times}} (born 1960)
- 26 August – Walter Wolfrum, 87, German World War II Luftwaffe fighter ace.{{cite web|url=http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=112661|title=Walter Wolfrum - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum|website=forum.12oclockhigh.net}} (born 1923)
= September =
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- 7 September – Eberhard von Brauchitsch, 83, German industrial manager (born 1926)
- 11 September – Baerbel Bohley, 65, East German opposition figure & artist (born 1945)
- 16 September – Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, 86, German nobleman (born 1924)
- 18 September – Egon Klepsch, 80, German politician (born 1930)
= October =
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- 14 October – Hermann Scheer, 66, German politician (born 1944)
- 21 October – Loki Schmidt, 91, German environmentalist and wife of Helmut Schmidt. (born 1919)
= November =
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2022}}
- 5 November – Hajo Herrmann, 97, German Luftwaffe pilot (born 1913)
- 6 November – Ezard Haußmann, 75, German actor (born 1935)
- 15 November – Andreas Kirchner, 57, German Winter sportsman (born 1953)
- 20 November:
- Walter Helmut Fritz, German author (born 1929)
- Heinz Weiss, German actor (born 1921)
- 26 November – Maria Hellwig, 90, German singer (born 1920)
- 30 November – Peter Hofmann, 76, German singer (born 1944)
= December =
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2022}}
- 7 December – Armin Weiss, 83, chemist and politician (born 1927)
- 7 December – Arnold Weiss, 86, German-born American soldier (born 1924)
- 15 December – Hans-Joachim Rauschenbach, 87, German sport journalist (born 1923)
- 17 December – Mikhail Umansky, 58, Russian-born German chess grandmaster (born 1952)
- 20 December - Katharina Szelinski-Singer, 92, German sculptor (born 1918)
See also
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