2023 in Germany

Events in the year 2023 in Germany.

Incumbents

Events

5 January – The United States and Germany agree to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Germany will also supply the Ukrainian military with a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=US and Germany agree to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/germany-tanks-ukraine-russia-war |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
8 January – North Rhine-Westphalia Police arrest two Iranian brothers in Castrop-Rauxel, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, on the suspicion of planning an Islamic terrorist attack using chemical weapons.{{Cite news |date=2023-01-08 |title=Iranian man held in Germany over suspected chemical attack |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64201772 |access-date=2023-01-08}}
16 January – German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigns from the Scholz cabinet amid criticism over her handling of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite news |location=Germany |date=2023-01-16 |title=German defence minister resigns amid criticism, pressure over Ukraine arms |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-defence-minister-lambrecht-announces-resignation-2023-01-16/ |access-date=2023-01-16}}
22 January – German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock says that Germany will not prevent Poland from sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine which Ukrainian officials say are pivotal to defeating Russian forces on the battlefield.{{Cite news |last1=Rinke |first1=Andreas |last2=Thomas |first2=Leigh |date=2023-01-23 |title=Germany would not block Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine, minister says |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-does-not-rule-out-sending-leclerc-tanks-ukraine-macron-2023-01-22/ |access-date=2023-01-23}}
24 January – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz decides to send Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and will allow other operators of the tanks, such as Poland, to do so as well.{{Cite news |author1=Alkousaa, Riham |author2=Rinke, Andreas |author3=Hansen, Holger |author4= Stewart, Phil|author5=Ali, Idrees|author6=Siebold, Sabine |location=Berlin; Washington|editor1-last=Oatis|editor1-first=Jonathan|date=2023-01-24 |title=Germany to send Leopard tanks to Kyiv, allow others to do so - sources |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-send-leopard-tanks-kyiv-allow-others-do-so-spiegel-2023-01-24/ |access-date=2023-01-24}}
25 January – Two people are killed and seven others are wounded in a mass stabbing on a passenger train in Brokstedt, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein.{{Cite web |last=Fahey |first=Ryan |date=2023-01-25 |title=Knife attacker goes on rampage on train with two dead and seven injured |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-germany-stabbing-seven-injured-29049204 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=mirror |language=en}}
10 February – At least 35 people are injured when a bus overturns near Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Polish bus comes off German highway and overturns; 35 hurt |url=https://apnews.com/article/automotive-accidents-berlin-belgium-poland-7678e8cbf5d69aec177dd6c6170eb635 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}
12 February – 2023 Berlin repeat state election
22 February – Germany expels two employees of the Iranian embassy in response to Iran sentencing pro-monarchist dual German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd to death over a 2008 bombing in Iran.{{Cite news|author1=More, Rachel|author2=Heine, Friederike|editor1-last=Richardson|editor1-first=Alex |date=2023-02-22 |title=Germany expels two Iranian embassy employees over death sentence |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/germany-expels-two-iranian-embassy-employees-over-death-sentence-2023-02-22/ |access-date=2023-02-22}}
9 March – A mass shooting in Hamburg kills six people and injures eight others. The gunman then commits suicide.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-09 |title=Several killed in shooting in Germany city of Hamburg |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64910415 |access-date=2023-03-09}}
9–11 March – Last meeting of Synodal Path in Frankfurt am Main
3 April – Four people are injured in a fire at a hospital in Berlin. One person has been arrested on suspicion of arson.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-03 |title=4 hurt in German hospital fire, suspect arrested |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-hospital-fire-afaa5d198977d88a1a7926c94e31b68c |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}
11 April – Germany expels the ambassador of Chad in a tit-for-tat decision following the expulsion of the German ambassador from Chad last week.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-11 |title=Germany expels Chad's ambassador in tit-for-tat move |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-expels-chads-ambassador-tit-for-tat-move-2023-04-11/ |access-date=2023-04-11}}
15 April – The Nuclear power in Germany ends. The last three power plants Isar Nuclear Power Plant, Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant and Emsland Nuclear Power Plant in Germany stop.[https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/energie-atomkraft-konnte-die-versprechungen-nie-einloesen-deutschland-beendet-das-kernkraft-zeitalter/29085488.html Handelsblatt.com: „Atomkraft konnte die Versprechungen nie einlösen“ – Deutschland beendet das Kernkraft-Zeitalter] (german)[https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/atomausstieg-atomkraft-risiken-101.html Tagesschau.de: Nukleare Risiken bleiben] (german)
18 April – At least four people are severely injured in a stabbing attack at a gym in Duisburg.{{Cite web |last=Dunne |first=John |date=2023-04-18 |title=Several people injured in attack at gym in German city of Duisburg |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gym-attack-germany-duisburg-casualties-b1075007.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}
26 April – the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution BfV, after four years of investigations into the youth wing of the Alternative for Germany AfD party, categorized that group as a "confirmed" extremist organization. This allowed the chief of the BfV Thomas Haldenwang to place the youth wing of the AfD under even more intensive surveillance than the tapping of phone and the use of undercover agents than had been the case until then.{{cite news |title=Germany labels youth wing of far-right AfD party as extremist group |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-labels-youth-wing-of-far-right-afd-party-as-extremist-group/ |agency=AFP |publisher=THE TIMES OF ISRAEL |date=26 April 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Rinke |first1=Andreas |last2=Marsh |first2=Sarah |title=German spy agency ranks youth group of far-right AfD 'extremist' By |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-spy-agency-ranks-youth-group-far-right-afd-extremist-2023-04-26/ |publisher=Reuters |date=26 April 2023}}
11 May –
2023 Mercedes-Benz factory shooting: Two people are killed in a shooting at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg. The perpetrator, a 53 year old Turkish citizen, is arrested.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Shooting at Mercedes factory in Germany leaves 2 dead; suspect detained |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-mercedes-benz-factory-shooting-5758c4d45cd96a0b6b4dd111eb954d9b |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}
Twelve people are wounded in an explosion at an apartment complex in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A 57-year-old man is arrested.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Blast at residential building in Germany injures 12; suspect detained |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-explosion-ratingen-police-injured-7071d58669979d0af5db8e6b3e4fa792 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}
14 May – The SPD wins the 2023 Bremen state election with 29.8% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Wahlsystem der Bürgerschaftswahl 2019 in Bremen (#HBWahl) |url=https://www.wahlrecht.de/landtage/bremen.htm |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Wahlrecht.de |language=de-DE}}
25 May – The German economy enters recession for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic amid high levels of inflation.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-25 |title=Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65707206 |access-date=2023-05-25}}
31 May – Trial of Lina E.: a Dresden court convicts 4 far-left extremists of violent attacks against far-right individuals.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/world/europe/germany-left-wing-activist-attacks-far-right.html |title=German Court Convicts 4 Leftists in Attacks Targeting Neo-Nazis |website=New York Times |date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601014332/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/world/europe/germany-left-wing-activist-attacks-far-right.html |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |url-status=live}}
5 June – Björn Höcke, Leader of Alternative for Germany in Thuringia is charged for using Nazi slogan Everything for Germany.{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/prominent-figure-german-party-charged-alleged-nazi-slogan-99842492 | title=Prominent figure in German far-right party charged over alleged Nazi slogan | website=ABC News }}{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/afd-politician-h%C3%B6cke-charged-with-using-nazi-slogan/a-65830762 | title=AfD politician Höcke charged with using Nazi slogan – DW – 06/05/2023 | website=Deutsche Welle }}{{cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/prominent-german-politician-charged-alleged-nazi-slogan | title=Prominent German politician charged with alleged use of Nazi slogan | website=Fox News | date=5 June 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.thelocal.com/20230605/german-far-right-politician-charged-over-nazi-slogan/ | title=German far-right politician charged over Nazi slogan | date=5 June 2023 }}
25 June – The Alternative for Germany wins its first district election in Sonneberg, Thuringia despite all other parties supporting the CDU Candidate.{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-right-afd-wins-first-governing-post/a-66024256 | title=Germany: Far-right AfD wins first governing post – DW – 06/25/2023 | website=Deutsche Welle }}{{cite web | url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230625-germany-s-far-right-afd-party-wins-historic-victory-in-local-election | title=Germany's far-right AfD party wins historic victory in local election | date=25 June 2023 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-far-right-afd-wins-vote-lead-district-first-time-2023-06-25/ | title=Germany's far-right AfD wins vote to lead district for first time | newspaper=Reuters | date=26 June 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-party-wins-county-leadership-post-rises-polls-100367965 | title=German far-right party wins its first county leadership post as it rises in polls | website=ABC News }}
2 July – in a run-off election the AfD candidate {{Ill|Hannes Loth|lt=Hannes Loth|de}} won against the independent Nils Naumann in Raguhn-Jeßnitz Saxony-Anhalt, becoming the first ever AfD mayor.{{Cite web |last=mdr.de |title=Hannes Loth wird erster hauptamtlicher AfD-Bürgermeister in Deutschland {{!}} MDR.DE |url=https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen-anhalt/dessau/bitterfeld/stichwahl-raguhn-jessnitz-loth-afd-naumann-parteilos-100.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=www.mdr.de |language=de}}{{Cite news |date=2023-07-02 |title=Sachsen-Anhalt: Erster AfD-Bürgermeister Deutschlands in Raguhn-Jeßnitz gewählt |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sachsen-anhalt-erster-afd-buergermeister-in-raguhn-jessnitz-a-cee5f868-c1ea-4dce-bcd8-aa7f1838b0a0 |access-date=2023-07-02 |issn=2195-1349}}{{Cite web |last=deutschlandfunk.de |title=Sachsen-Anhalt - Deutschlandweit erster AfD-Bürgermeister in Raguhn-Jeßnitz |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/deutschlandweit-erster-afd-buergermeister-in-raguhn-jessnitz-100.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Die Nachrichten |date=2 July 2023 |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-02 |title="Wähler wollen diese Partei": Chef der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung über AfD - WELT |url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article246172836/Waehler-wollen-diese-Partei-Chef-der-Bundeszentrale-fuer-politische-Bildung-ueber-AfD.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=DIE WELT |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: AfD-Erfolg ist mehr als "Protest" |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/afd-erfolg-krueger-100.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=tagesschau.de |language=de}}
24 July – CDU leader Friedrich Merz shows some willingness to work with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at the local level, which was interpreted as the erosion of the 'firewall' separating conservatives from the far-right, sparking intense backlash within his own party,{{Cite news |last=Oltermann |first=Philip |date=2023-07-24 |title=German centre-right leader says he is willing to work with far-right AfD at local level |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/24/german-centre-right-leader-says-he-is-willing-to-work-with-far-right-afd-at-local-level |access-date=2023-07-24 |issn=0261-3077}} notably from Kai Wegner, the current Governing Mayor of Berlin.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-23 |title=German center-right leader mulls cooperation with far right at municipal level |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-center-right-leader-friedrich-merz-suggest-cooperation-with-far-right-afd-municipal-level/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}
21 August – Germany's central bank announces the country's economy will be stagnant in the third quarter, due to high energy prices and rising borrowing costs.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-21 |title=German central bank sees the economy stagnating again in the 3rd quarter |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-economy-stagnation-third-quarter-add0583dd637a64e67adf8f94c847fb5 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}
23 August – Germany passes legislation to ease citizenship rules, aiming to reduce a shortage of skilled workers and to improve the integration of immigrants.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Germany is moving forward with a plan to ease its citizenship rules as it seeks to attract workers |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-government-citizenship-rules-7638771d85a52ad30f90153cc762bda8 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}
24 August – A German federal court rejects an appeal by a military officer who posed as a asylum-seeker and was convicted of plotting to attack prominent politicians.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-24 |title=Court rejects appeal by German soldier convicted of plotting to attack politicians |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-far-right-soldier-plot-appeal-rejected-fc9b9422ddc080a773288e7e7dc1fb09 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}
8 October – The CSU wins the 2023 Bavarian state election with 37% of the vote, with the Free Voters taking second at 15.8%, their best result ever.
8 October – 2023 Hessian state election{{cite web |url=https://politpro.eu/de/hessen |title=Hessen: Aktuelle Wahltrends & Sonntagsfragen |language=de |accessdate=2022-08-18}}
13 October – Mühldorf van crash: Seven people are killed and 16 others injured when a severely overloaded vehicle carrying illegal immigrants from the Middle East crashes in Mühldorf, Bavaria.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=7 killed and 16 injured as a van overloaded with migrants crashes in southern Germany |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-highway-crash-migration-913150133da16774defb08eb53d29f41 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}
16 October – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces he will visit Israel on Tuesday and then Egypt. The German Chancellor said on Monday that the visit allows him to "express his solidarity" with Israel.{{Cite web |last=AFP and ToI Staff |title=German leader Scholz says he'll visit Israel this week to 'express my solidarity' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/german-leader-scholz-says-hell-visit-israel-this-week-to-express-my-solidarity/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}
18 October – Extremists throw Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Berlin, Germany. Several antisemitic incidents in the country have been rising following the escalation in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Berlin synagogue firebombed: Olaf Scholz condemns attack |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-chancellor-olaf-scholz-condemn-synagogue-attack-berlin/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}
24 October – 2023 North Sea incident: Two cargo ships, the British-flagged Verity and the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, collide in the North Sea near the Heligoland islands, with several individuals missing and the suspected sinking of the Verity. Rescue efforts are underway.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=Several missing after two cargo ships collide in North Sea |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/several-missing-after-two-cargo-ships-collide-in-north-sea-13290292.html |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}
30 October – AfD politician Daniel Halemba is arrested after Nazi salute complaints and possession of banned totalitarian symbols.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=German politician held after Nazi slogan complaint |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67261127 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
5 November – 2023 Hamburg Airport hostage incident: A hostage crisis caused by "family drama" halts flights at Hamburg Airport.{{Cite web |last1=Kappeler |first1=Inke |last2=Davis |first2=A. J. |date=2023-11-04 |title=Hamburg airport hostage situation that caused suspension of flights has ended, police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/europe/hamburg-airport-family-hostage-crisis/index.html |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}
27 November – German Catholic priest Hans-Joachim Lohre, who disappeared in Bamako, Mali, in November 2022 and was presumed kidnapped, is released by his captors and returns to Germany.[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1132834-german-priest-abducted-in-mali-in-2022-freed German priest abducted in Mali in 2022 freed]
17 December – The AfD candidate for mayor of Pirna, Saxony wins, becoming the first mayor of a city with more than 20,000 inhabitants to be held by the Alternative for Germany.{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-right-afd-wins-first-city-mayoral-election/a-67750487 | title=Germany: Far-right AfD wins first city mayoral election – DW – 12/17/2023 | website=Deutsche Welle }}{{cite web | url=https://www.ft.com/content/a9f6d836-dba1-46fc-9093-a96c06badf6c | title=German far-right party makes electoral breakthrough | work=Financial Times | date=18 December 2023 | last1=Arnold | first1=Martin }}
December – The Cologne Cathedral bomb plot, an apparent Islamist plot to bomb Cologne Cathedral, was discovered.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-01 |title=German police detain fifth suspect in Cologne Cathedral plot |work=Deutsche Welle |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-fifth-suspect-in-cologne-cathedral-plot/a-67871357 |access-date=2024-01-01}}

Sports

10 September – Germany wins its first FIBA Basketball World Cup, beating Serbia 83–77 in the final. Dennis Schröder is named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-10 |title=Germany wins Basketball World Cup for 1st time, holds off Serbia 83-77 for gold medal |url=https://apnews.com/article/basketball-world-cup-serbia-germany-final-05c2c8ed8c0478283d1cec3213002204 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}

Deaths

= January =

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1 January – Bob Jongen, 95, German-born Dutch footballer.{{Cite web |last=Kleinen |first=Jelle |date=2023-01-01 |title=Oud-voetballer Bob Jongen overleden |url=https://www.1limburg.nl/sport/1967430/oud-voetballer-bob-jongen-overleden |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.1limburg.nl |language=nl}} (born 1927)
2 January – Kurt Horres, 90, theatre director.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Rheinoper: Ehemaliger Generalintendant Horres gestorben |url=http://www.musik-heute.de/24988/rheinoper-ehemaliger-generalintendant-horres-gestorben/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=MUSIK HEUTE |language=de-DE}} (born 1932)
3 January – Norbert Werbs, 82, Roman Catholic prelate and theologian, auxiliary bishop of Schwerin (1981–1994) and Hamburg (1994–2015).{{Cite web|title=Emeritierter Hamburger Weihbischof Norbert Werbs gestorben|url=https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/42885-emeritierter-hamburger-weihbischof-norbert-werbs-gestorben|language=de|date=3 January 2023|access-date=3 January 2023|publisher=katholisch.de}} (born 1940)
4 January –
Rosi Mittermaier, 72, ski racer (born 1950)
Hans Rebele, 79, footballer (1860 Munich, West Germany national team).{{Cite web |last=Loewenmagazin |date=2023-01-05 |title=TSV 1860 München trauert - Meisterlöwe Hans Rebele ist verstorben |url=https://loewenmagazin.de/tsv-1860-muenchen-trauert-meisterloewe-hans-rebele-ist-verstorben/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=TSV 1860 München {{!}} Löwenmagazin |language=de-DE}}
5 January –
Ruth Adler Schnee, 99, German-born American textile and interior designer.{{Cite web |title=Ruth Adler Schnee - View Obituary & Service Information |url=https://www.hebrewmemorial.org/obituaries/Ruth-Schnee/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=hebrewmemorial.org |language=en}}
Renate Boy, 83, shot putter, Olympic silver medallist (1964).{{Cite web |last=Geske |first=Werner |title=Olympia-Zweite Renate Boy gestorben: 1. LAV Rostock trauert |url=https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/sport/regional/olympia-zweite-renate-boy-gestorben-1-lav-rostock-trauert-KADR7YYDAJGKVM72JSYEBBQVSQ.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.ostsee-zeitung.de |date=23 January 2023 |language=de}}
6 January – Axel Troost, 68, politician, MP (2005–2017, 2021).{{Cite web |title=Linke trauert um langjährigen sächsischen Abgeordneten |url=https://www.saechsische.de/politik/parteien/die-linke/linke-trauert-um-langjaehrigen-saechsischen-abgeordneten-5805228.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.saechsische.de |date=9 January 2023 |language=de}}
8 January – Siegfried Kurz, 92, conductor and composer.{{Cite web |last=Online |first=R. T. L. |title=Dresdner Dirigent Siegfried Kurz gestorben |url=https://www.rtl.de/cms/dresdner-dirigent-siegfried-kurz-gestorben-ee680760-52ed-58ba-8205-1d2a677ecb93.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=RTL Online |date=13 January 2023 |language=de}}
9 January –
Rainer Ulrich, 73, footballer (Karlsruher SC) and coach (SSV Ulm, VfR Mannheim).{{Cite web |title=KSC-Familie trauert um Rainer Ulrich |url=http://www.ksc.de/club/allgemein/news/show/article/ksc-familie-trauert-um-rainer-ulrich/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.ksc.de |language=de}}
Thomas Kretschmer, 68, politician, member of the Landtag of Thuringia (1990–2008).{{Cite web |last=Allgemeine |first=Thüringer |date=2023-01-09 |title=CDU-Politiker Thomas Kretschmer gestorben |url=https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/politik/cdu-politiker-thomas-kretschmer-gestorben-id237327887.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.thueringer-allgemeine.de |language=de-DE}}
Hermann-Josef Blanke, 65, academic and legal scholar.{{Cite web |last=Erfurt |first=Universität |title=Trauer um Hermann-Josef Blanke |url=https://www.uni-erfurt.de/universitaet/aktuelles/news/news-detail/trauer-um-prof-dr-hermann-josef-blanke |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.uni-erfurt.de |date=10 January 2023 |language=de}}
10 January –
Lothar Blumhagen, 95, film and voice actor.{{Cite web |title=ZEIT ONLINE {{!}} Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl. |url=https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2Fnews%2F2023-01%2F10%2Fschauspieler-lothar-blumhagen-gestorben |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.zeit.de}}
Hans Belting, 87, art historian.{{Cite news |last=Trinks |first=Stefan |title=Kunsthistoriker Belting tot: Kunst kommt von Kult |language=de |work=FAZ.NET |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst-und-architektur/zum-tod-des-kunsthistorikers-hans-belting-18597633.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |issn=0174-4909}}
11 January –
Tatjana Patitz, 56, model and actress.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=Tatjana Patitz, One of the Original Supermodels, Has Died |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/obituary-tatjana-patitz |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}
Günther Deschner, 81, author and historian.{{Cite web |title=Traueranzeigen von Günther Deschner {{!}} GA-Trauer.de |url=https://trauer.ga.de/traueranzeige/guenther-deschner |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=trauer.ga.de |language=de-DE}}
14 January –
Matthias Carras, 58, pop singer.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-15 |title=Schlagersänger Matthias Carras ist tot - Schlager.de |url=https://www.schlager.de/news/2023/01/15/schlagersaenger-matthias-carras-ist-tot/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |language=de-DE}}
Carl Hahn, 96, automotive industry executive, chairman of Volkswagen Group (1982–1993).{{Cite web |title=Er machte Volkswagen zum Weltkonzern: Carl Hahn ist tot |url=https://www.zdf.de/uri/0f0ac2d9-21e2-477c-ab8c-7db9c22e06de |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.zdf.de |date=14 January 2023 |language=de}}
Hermann A. Schlögl, 85, actor and Egyptologist.{{Cite web |title=Hermann Alexander Dr. Schlögl : Traueranzeige : Badische Zeitung |url=https://bztrauer.de/traueranzeige/hermann-alexander-dr-schlogl/60510522 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=bztrauer.de}}
17 January – Heinz-Dieter Hasebrink, 81, footballer (Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen).{{Cite web |last=Bähr |first=Christoph |date=2023-01-18 |title=Fußball-Legende und Atlas-Aufstiegsheld Hasebrink gestorben |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/stadt-delmenhorst/sport/fussball-legende-und-atlas-aufstiegsheld-hasebrink-gestorben-doc7ojm00wpjyenv4vdasf |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=weser-kurier-de |language=de}}
18 January – Clytus Gottwald, 97, composer, conductor and musicologist.{{Cite web |last1=SWR2 |last2=SWR2 |title=Schlüsselfigur der Neuen Musik: Komponist Clytus Gottwald gestorben |url=https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik-klassik/kulturmeldung-schluesselfigur-der-neuen-musik-clytus-gottwald-gestorben-100.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=swr.online |language=de}}
20 January – Hans Kasper, 84, politician, member of the Landtag of Saarland (1970–1999).{{Cite web |last=Rundfunk |first=Saarländischer |date=2023-01-20 |title=Langjähriger SPD-Landtagsabgeordneter Hans Kasper gestorben |url=https://www.sr.de/sr/home/nachrichten/politik_wirtschaft/ehemaliger_spd_saar_finanzminister_hans_kasper_tot_100.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=SR.de |language=de}}
22 January – Bernd Uhl, 76, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Freiburg (2001–2018).{{Cite web |title=Erzdiözese Freiburg trauert um Dr. Bernd Uhl |url=https://www.ebfr.de/detail/nachricht/id/175092-erzdioezese-freiburg-trauert-um-dr-bernd-uhl/?cb-id=12103291 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Home |language=de}}
23 January – Inge Kaul, 78, economist.{{Cite web |website=United Nations Development Programme |date=2023-01-23 |title=In Memory of Dr. Inge Kaul (1944-2023) |url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/memory-dr-inge-kaul-1944-2023 |language=en}}
25 January – Wolfgang Altenburg, 94, general, inspector general of the Bundeswehr (1983–1986) and chairman of the NATO Military Committee (1986–1989).{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Andreas |date=2023-01-28 |title=Die Clausewitz-Gesellschaft trauert um ihren Ehrenpräsidenten |url=https://www.clausewitz-gesellschaft.de/die-clausewitz-gesellschaft-trauert-um-ihren-ehrenpraesidenten/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Clausewitz-Gesellschaft e.V. |language=de-DE}}
26 January – Sepp Dürr, 69, politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1998–2018).{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Trauer um Ex-Grünen-Fraktionschef Sepp Dürr |url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/trauer-um-ex-gruenen-fraktionschef-sepp-duerr,TU8UeAk |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=BR24 |language=de}}
27 January – Hellmut Mehnert, 94, internist and diabetologist.{{Cite news |last=Müller-Jung |first=Joachim |title=Diabetes-Pionier Hellmut Mehnert ist tot: Ein Leben gegen den Zucker |language=de |work=FAZ.NET |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/diabetes-pionier-hellmut-mehnert-ist-tot-ein-leben-gegen-den-zucker-18641288.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0174-4909}}
29 January –
Gerhard Moehring, 101, teacher and local historian.{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Badische |date=2023-01-30 |title=Gerhard Moehrings Leidenschaft galt der Heimat und ihrer Geschichte |url=https://www.badische-zeitung.de/gerhard-moehrings-leidenschaft-galt-der-heimat-und-ihrer-geschichte--240162011.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Badische Zeitung |language=de}}
Gero Storjohann, 64, politician.{{Cite news |title=CDU-Politiker Storjohann gestorben |language=de |work=FAZ.NET |url=https://www.faz.net/agenturmeldungen/dpa/cdu-politiker-storjohann-gestorben-18641114.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |issn=0174-4909}}
Gerhard Woitzik, 95, politician.{{Cite web |last=Schumilas |first=Klaus-Dieter |date=2023-01-31 |title=Urgestein des Zentrums in Dormagen: Partei trauert um Gerhard Woitzik |url=https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/dormagen/dormagen-zentrumspartei-trauert-um-ur-gestein-gerhard-woitzik_aid-84044011 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=RP Online |language=de}}
30 January – Gerald Mortag, 64, cyclist, Olympic silver medallist (1980).{{Cite web |title=Trauer um Radsportlegende: Gerald Mortag im Alter von 64 Jahren gestorben {{!}} MDR.DE |url=https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/thueringen/ost-thueringen/gera/radsportler-bahnrad-olympia-gerald-mortag-gestorben-104.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.mdr.de |language=de}}

= February =

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2 February –
Solomon Perel, 97, German-born Israeli author and motivational speaker (Europa Europa).{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title="Hitler Youth Salomon": Sally Perel died at the age of 97 |url=https://globeecho.com/news/europe/germany/hitler-youth-salomon-sally-perel-died-at-the-age-of-97/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Globe Echo |language=en}}
Caspar Richter, 78, conductor (Vereinigte Bühnen Wien).{{Cite web |last=Ganeider |first=Martin |title=Obituary: Caspar Richter Has Passed Away |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/austria/article/Obituary-Caspar-Richter-Has-Passed-Away-20230202 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
3 February –
Andreas Gielchen, 58, footballer (1. FC Köln, Alemannia Aachen).{{Cite web |title=FC trauert um Andreas Gielchen |url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-trauert-um-andreas-gielchen/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=fc.de |language=de}}
Ismail Tipi, 64, Turkish-German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (since 2010).{{Cite web |title=Almanya'da Hessen eyalet milletvekili İsmail Tipi hayatını kaybetti |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/almanyada-hessen-eyalet-milletvekili-ismail-tipi-hayatini-kaybetti/2806130 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}
4 February – Jürgen Flimm, 81, theater director and manager (Salzburg Festival, Berlin State Opera).{{Cite web |title=ZEIT ONLINE {{!}} Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl. |url=https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2Fnews%2F2023-02%2F04%2Fregisseur-juergen-flimm-gestorben |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.zeit.de}}
7 February - Volkmar Sigusch, 82, sociologist, physician and sexologist
10 February – Hans Modrow, 95, politician
16 February – Tim Lobinger, 50, pole vaulter
16 February – Tony Marshall, 85, singer
16 February – Gunnar Heinsohn, 79, author, sociologist and economist
25 February – Corinna Miazga, 39, politician
26 February – Günther von Lojewski, 87, journalist

= March =

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2 March – Mary Bauermeister, 89, artist
4 March – Heinz Baumann, 95, actor
5 March – Klaus-Michael Bonsack, 79, luger
6 March – Traute Lafrenz, 103, resistance fighter
6 March – Heinz Schwarz, 94, politician
14 March – Richard Wagner, 70, novelist
15 March – Antje Vollmer, 79, politician
17 March – Tilman Zülch, 83, human rights activist

= April =

1 April – Klaus Teuber, 70, game board designer
4 April – Maria Sebaldt, 92, actress
11 April – Lotti Krekel, 81,actress and singer
28 April – Peter Lilienthal, 95, film director (born 1927)

= May =

9 May – Günter Wewel, 85, television presenter (born 1934)
28 May – Harald zur Hausen, 87, virologist (born 1936)

= June =

1 June – Margit Carstensen, 83, film and theatre actress (born 1940)
20 June – Doris Stockhausen, 79, music pedagogue (born 1924)
22 June – Peter Brötzmann, 82, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1941)

= July =

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1 July - Klaus Täuber, 65, football player (born 1958)
2 July - Randolf Stich, 57, politician (born 1966)
8 July - Eva Schreiber, 65, politician (born 1958){{cite news |date=8 July 2023 |title=Ruhe in Frieden, liebe Eva! |publisher=Die Linke |url=https://www.linksfraktion.de/themen/nachrichten/detail/ruhe-in-frieden-liebe-eva/ |access-date=9 July 2023}}
11 July - Richard von Schirach, 81, sinologist and author (born 1942)
12 July - Heide Simonis, 80, politician (born 1943)
16 July - Christian Quadflieg, 78, actor (born 1945)
17 July - Bruno Flierl, 96, architect (born 1927)
19 July - Matthias Zimmer, 62, politician (born 1961)
28 July - Martin Walser, writer and novelist (born 1927)

= August =

1 August - Heinz Golombeck, 74, politician (born 1948)
7 August - Margit Saad, 94, actress (born 1929)
14 August - Wolfram Setz, 82, historian, editor and translator (born 1941)
16 August - Jürgen Kluckert, 79, actor (born 1943)
22 August - René Weller, 69, boxer (born 1953)
22 August - Manfred Zetzsche, 93, actor (born 1930)
23 August - Ingrid Olef, 83, politician (born 1939)
25 August - Claus Boje, 65, film producer (born 1958)
27 August - Dennis Kramer, 31, cyclist (born 1992)

= September =

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4 September - Filip Minarik, 48, Czech jockey (born 1975){{Cite web |last=TDN |first=The |date=2023-09-05 |title=Former German Champion Jockey Filip Minarik Dies at 48 |url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/german-champion-jockey-filip-minarik-dies-at-48/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=TDN {{!}} Thoroughbred Daily News {{!}} Horse Racing News, Results and Video {{!}} Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions |language=en}}
5 September - Jürgen Claus, 88, painter (born 1935)
5 September - Corinna Werwigk-Hertneck, 70, politician (born 1965)
6 September - Hans-Ulrich Klose, 86, politician (born 1937)
6 September - Lothar Koch, 83, politician (born 1939)
7 September - Edgar Moron, 82, politician (born 1941)
20 September - Ruth Fuchs, 76, politician and athlete (born 1946)

= October =

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3 October - Johannes Kühn, 89, writer (born 1934)
6 October - Bodo Schümann, 87, theologian and politician (born 1936)
17 October - Dirk Alvermann, 57, historian and archivar (born 1965)
19 October - Dietrich Geyer, 94, historian (born 1928)
20 October - Norbert Buske, 87, politician and theologian (born 1936)
21 October - Manfred Braun, 95, politician (born 1928)
23 October - Lutz Riemann, 82, actor (born 1940)
24 October - Hans Albert, 102, philosopher (born 1921)
24 October - Heinz Günther Hüsch, 94, lawyer and politician (born 1929)
27 October - Ignaz Walter, 87, businessman and entrepreneur (born 1936)
30 October - Hans Meiser, 77, journalist, tv-moderator and tv talkshow host (born 1946)
31 October - Elmar Wepper, 79, actor (born 1944)

= November =

1 November - Erich Zakowski, 89, mechanic (born 1933)
2 November - Jutta Müller, 94, figure skater (born 1928)
29 November - Henry Kissinger, 100, politician (born 1923)

= December =

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3 December - Klaus Bernbacher, 92, conductor (born 1931).{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} 04. Dez. 2023 {{!}} Landesmusikrat Bremen trauert um Klaus Bernbacher |url=https://miz.org/de/nachrichten/landesmusikrat-bremen-trauert-um-klaus-bernbacher |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=miz.org |language=de}}
4 December - Peter R. Adam, 66, film editor (An American Werewolf in Paris, Good Bye, Lenin!, Anonymous) (born 1957){{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=Die Deutsche Filmakademie nimmt Abschied von Peter R. Adam |url=https://www.deutsche-filmakademie.de/?post_type=news&p=24079 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Deutsche Filmakademie |language=de-DE}}
5 December - Wolfgang Wieland, 75, lawyer and politician, MP (2005–2013) (born 1948).{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Grünen-Politiker Wolfgang Wieland gestorben |url=https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2023/12/wolfgang-wieland-gruene-berlin-tot.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.rbb24.de |language=de}}
7 December - Guy Stern, 101, German-American intelligence officer (Ritchie Boys) (born 1922).{{Cite web |last=NDR |title=Holocaust-Überlebender Guy Stern mit 101 Jahren gestorben |url=https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/koepfe/Holocaust-Ueberlebender-Guy-Stern-mit-101-Jahren-gestorben,guystern100.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.ndr.de |language=de}}
8 December - Peter-Michael Kolbe, 70, rower (born 1953)
10 December - Dieter Stolte, 89, journalist (born 1934)
11 December - Ferdinand Keller, 77, footballer (TSV 1860 Munich, Hannover 96, West Germany national team) (born 1946).{{Cite web |title=Löwen trauern um Ferdinand "Ferdl" Keller. |url=https://www.tsv1860.de/de/Aktuelles_News/7642.htm |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.tsv1860.de}}
13 December - Hermann Brede, 100, architect (born 1923){{Cite web |last=Hethey |first=Frank |date=2023-12-18 |title=Bremer Architekt: Hermann Brede mit 100 Jahren gestorben |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremer-architekt-hermann-brede-mit-100-jahren-gestorben-doc7tb9iwhxzm8wpkzw7vd |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=weser-kurier-de |language=de}}
16 December - Bernd Siebert, 74, politician, MP (1994–2009, 2010–2017, 2020–2021) (born 1949){{Cite web |last=Germany |first=hessenschau de, Frankfurt |date=2023-12-16 |title=CDU trauert um früheren Abgeordneten Bernd Siebert |url=https://www.hessenschau.de/politik/cdu-trauert-um-frueheren-abgeordneten-bernd-siebert-v1,bernd-siebert-gestorben-100.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=hessenschau.de |language=de}}
19 December - Gunther Emmerlich, 79, operatic bass and show presenter (born 1944)
21 December - Rebekka Habermas, 64, historian (born 1959)
22 December - Ingrid Steeger, 76, actress (Nurse Report, Three Men in the Snow, Andre Handles Them All) (born 1947){{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Ingrid Steeger (76) ist tot: Trauer um die "Klimbim"-Ikone |url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/frankfurt-leute/ingrid-steeger-76-ist-tot-trauer-um-die-klimbim-ikone-84906102.bild.html |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=bild.de |language=de}}
25 December - Frieder Birzele, 83, politician (born 1940)
26 December - Wolfgang Schäuble, 81, politician, MP (1972-2023), former interior and financial minister (born 1942)

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