List of disasters in Germany by death toll

The list of disasters in Germany by death toll includes major disasters and accidents – excluding warfare and other intentional acts – that took place on German soil, involved the German military, or the predominant number of victims were Germans or German citizens.

Over 100 confirmed deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments5601921Oppau explosionExplosionLudwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate539 (Germans)20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiTsunamiAreas bordering the Indian Ocean3471962North Sea flood of 1962FloodAreas bordering the North Sea2991962Luisenthal mine disasterMining accidentVölklingen, Saarland2781939Genthin rail disasterTrain collisionGenthin, Saxony-Anhalt2071948ExplosionLudwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate19620212021 European floodsFloods Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Bavaria167 (Germans)1996Birgenair Flight 301Plane crashAtlantic Ocean near the Dominican Republic1561972Interflug Flight 450Plane crashnear Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg1221941Train collisionGifhorn, Lower Saxony108 (Germans)19761976 Zagreb mid-air collisionMid-air collisionover Zagreb, Croatia1011902ShipwreckElbe, Hamburg1011998Eschede train disasterTrain derailmentEschede, Lower Saxony1011939Markdorf rail disasterTrain collisionMarkdorf, Baden-Württemberg

40 to 99 confirmed deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments97 (Germans)2000Air France Flight 4590Plane crashGonesse, France941967Langenweddingen level crossing disasterLevel crossing disasterSülzetal, Saxony-Anhalt811947Karlslust dance hall fireStructure fire Berlin811925Ferry disasterPorta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia8019451945 Resko Przymorskie Dornier Do 24 crashPlane crashResko Przymorskie, Poland791944Train collisionPorta Westfalica station, North Rhine-Westphalia721986Aeroflot Flight 892Plane crashEast Berlin, Berlin721929-1933Lübeck disasterMedical malpracticeLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein72 (Germans)2015Germanwings Flight 9525Deliberate plane crashPrads-Haute-Bléone, France7120022002 Überlingen mid-air collisionMid-air collisionÜberlingen, Baden-Württemberg701988Ramstein air show disasterAirshow disasterRamstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate701962Trebbin rail accidentTrain collisionTrebbin, Brandenburg691882Hugstetten rail disasterTrain DerailmentMarch, Baden-Württemberg6619551955 Altensteig mid-air collisionMid-air collisionAltensteig, Baden-Württemberg561944Train collisionMüncheberg, Brandenburg541960Train collisionLeipzig, Saxony5219601960 Munich C-131 crashPlane crashMunich, Bavaria521961ČSA Flight 511 (March 1961)Plane crashIgensdorf, Bavaria481923Train collisionKreiensen, Lower Saxony481956Train collisionBornitz, Saxony-Anhalt481968British Eagle Flight 802Plane crashLangenbruck, Bavaria4619821982 Mannheim helicopter crashHelicopter crashMannheim, Baden-Württemberg461971Dahlerau train disasterTrain collisionDahlerau, North Rhine-Westphalia461966Lufthansa Flight 005Plane crashBremen Airport, Bremen451952KLM Flight 592Plane crashnear Frankfurt, Hesse451959Lauffen bus crashLevel crossing accidentLauffen, Baden-Württemberg451922Train accidentPrenzlauer Berg, Berlin4419531953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crashPlane crashnear Frankfurt, Hesse441964Train collisionLalendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern421947Train collisionNeuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate

20 to 39 confirmed deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments391883Train accidentSteglitz, Berlin3819631963 Senne training disasterMilitary training accidentSenne, North Rhine-Westphalia381948Neddemin train disasterTrain collisionNeddemin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern381943Tantow train disasterTrain collisionTantow, Brandenburg381930Bridge collapseKoblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate381918Kirn train disasterTrain derailmentKirn, Rhineland-Palatinate381917Train collisionHeeßen, North Rhine-Westphalia371971Helicopter crashnear Pegnitz, Bavaria351943Naumburg train disasterTrain collisionNaumburg (Saale) Hauptbahnhof, Saxony-Anhalt351961Train collisionEsslingen, Baden-Württemberg341935Train collisionGroßheringen, Thuringia331966Bus accidentWerschau, Hesse311918Dümpelfeld train collisionTrain collisionDümpelfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate301951Shipwreck Berlin301946Tröglitz train accidentTrain derailmentTröglitz, Saxony-Anhalt2919401940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crashPlane crashSchönteichen, Saxony291944Train collisionBad Zwischenahn, Lower Saxony291977Lebus train collisionTrain collisionLebus, Brandenburg2919401940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crashPlane crashSchönteichen, Saxony291923Sankt Goar train disasterTrain derailmentSankt Goar, Rhineland-Palatinate281913Johannisthal air disasterAirship disasterJohannisthal Air Field, Berlin281991Plane crashnear Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg281971Train collisionAitrang, Bavaria281923Train collisionKettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia2819431943 Dortmund train collisionTrain collisionDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia271975Interflug Flight 1107Plane crashLeipzig/Halle Airport, Saxony2719411941 Langhagen train disasterTrain collisionLalendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern27 (Germans)1937Hindenburg disasterAirship disasterManchester Township, New Jersey, United States26-451962Plane crashnear Munich, Bavaria261876Kaub landslideLandslideKaub, Rhineland-Palatinate261954Level crossing disasternear Abenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate261917Train collisionSchönhausen, Saxony-Anhalt261945Plane crashGaggenau, Baden-Württemberg26 (Germans)2009Air France Flight 447Plane crashAtlantic Ocean261951Aviation disasterKemlitz, Brandenburg2619391939 Neuhammer disasterAviation disasterŚwiętoszów, Poland251972Train collisionSchweinsburg-Culten, Saxony251943Lohde train accidentTrain accidentLohde, Lower Saxony251945Plane crashEgglkofen, Bavaria241947Velten train fireTrain fireVelten, Brandenburg241946Train collisionEilsleben, Saxony-Anhalt241944Aviation disasterNeuenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia241925Train collisionHerne, North Rhine-Westphalia231971Train derailmentRheinweiler, Baden-Württemberg231958Munich air disasterPlane crashMunich, Bavaria232006Lathen train collisionTrain collisionLathen, Lower Saxony2319391939 Berlin Gesundbrunnen train disasterTrain collisionGesundbrunnen, Berlin221971Paninternational Flight 112Plane crashnear Hamburg221989Interflug Flight 102Plane crashBerlin Schönefeld Airport, Brandenburg221910Train collisionCologne-Mülheim station, North Rhine-Westphalia221884Train collisionHanau, Hesse211988Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108Plane crashKettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia211941Wilhelmshaven train accidentTrain collisionWilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony211985Langenbruck bus crashBus crashLangenbruck, Bavaria212010Love Parade disasterCrowd disasterDuisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia211945Goch train disasterTrain collisionGoch, North Rhine-Westphalia201938Plane crashSoest, North Rhine-Westphalia

10 to 19 confirmed deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments191984ShipwreckPort of Hamburg191918Train collisionBriesen, Brandenburg191916Rahnsdorf disasterTrain accidentRahnsdorf, Berlin191905Train collisionSpremberg, Brandenburg191915LZ 40 disasterAirship disasterCuxhaven, Lower Saxony191917Düren train collisionTrain collisionDüren, North Rhine-Westphalia191871Rackwitz train disasterTrain collisionRackwitz, Saxony181945Train derailmentMarienberg, Saxony181937Train derailmentNeuss, North Rhine-Westphalia181918Sandersleben train disasterTrain collisionSandersleben, Saxony-Anhalt1820172017 Münchberg bus crashBus accidentMünchberg, Bavaria181949Manfort level crossing disasterLevel crossing disasterManfort, North Rhine-Westphalia181943Aviation disasterBauhofen, Bavaria181918Train collisionDresden, Saxony1819081908 Gleisdreieck train collisionTrain collisionKreuzberg, Berlin171996Düsseldorf Airport fireStructure fireDüsseldorf Airport, North Rhine-Westphalia171990Rüsselsheim train disasterTrain collisionRüsselsheim am Main, Hesse171938Plane crashDurbach, Baden-Württemberg171958Train derailmentDrachenfels, North Rhine-Westphalia171920Train derailmentSilberhausen, Thuringia161941Gusow train disasterTrain collisionGusow, Brandenburg161929Train derailmentBuir, North Rhine-Westphalia161918Jünkerath train collisionTrain collisionJünkerath, Rhineland-Palatinate151951Level crossing disasterKenn, Rhineland-Palatinate1519541954 Dortmund train collisionTrain collisionDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia151939Hagen-Vorhalle train collisionTrain collisionbetween Hagen-Vorhalle and Wetter stations, North Rhine-Westphalia1519391939 Buchholz train collisionTrain collisionBuchholz, Lower Saxony1519481948 Gatow air disasterMid-air collisionnear RAF Gatow, Berlin152006Bad Reichenhall collapseBuilding collapseBad Reichenhall, Bavaria141981Train derailmentErfurt, Thuringia141911Train derailmentMüllheim, Baden-Württemberg141913Helgoland Island air disasterAirship disasterHeligoland, Schleswig-Holstein141924Train collisionMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate141973Train collisionBaunatal, Hesse141918Bous disasterTrain explosionBous, Saarland13-161895Ship explosionEmmerich, North Rhine-Westphalia1319851985 Eilsleben train collisionTrain collisionBetween Wefensleben and Eilsleben, Saxony-Anhalt131996Helicopter crashDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia131939Mittelgrund train disasterTrain derailmentPirna, Saxony131990Plane crashRamstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate12-331918Bruchmühlbach train disasterTrain collisionBruchmühlbach, Rhineland-Palatinate1219341934 Swissair Tuttlingen accidentPlane crashTuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg122016Bad Aibling rail accidentTrain collisionBad Aibling, Bavaria121940Zittau train disasterTrain collisionZittau, Saxony121948Plane crashUlrichstein, Hesse121923Train collisionStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg121969Train explosionLingen, Lower Saxony121900Train collisionBetween Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach am Main, Hesse121944Train collisionWarthausen, Baden-Württemberg121901Train collisionAltenbeken, North Rhine-Westphalia111984Train collisionHohenthurm, Saxony-Anhalt111975Train collisionHausbruch, Hamburg111992Train collisionNortheim, Lower Saxony111969Plane crashBockhorn, Bavaria111940Cloppenburg train collisionTrain collisionCloppenburg, Saxony111951Train boiler explosionMeiningen, Thuringia102011Hordorf train collisionTrain collisionOschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt101942Werbig train collisionTrain collisionSeelow, Brandenburg191937Plane crashSchriesheim, Baden-Württemberg1019901990 Münchberg disasterPileupMünchberg, Bavaria101913Train derailmentBraunsdorf, Saxony101897Train collisionnear Gerolstein, Rhineland-Palatinate101895Oederan train disasterTrain collisionOederan, Saxony101996Plane crashFreilassing, Bavaria

Fewer than 10 confirmed deaths

+DisasterTypeLocationDeathsDateBrühl train derailmentTrain wreckBrühl96 February 20002021 Leverkusen explosionExplosionChempark in Leverkusen727 July 2021Mühldorf van crashTraffic collisionMühldorf713 October 20231983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crashAviation accidentRhein-Main Air Base622 May 1983Forst Zinna rail disasterTrain wreck619 January 19882024 Germany floodsFloodBavaria and Baden-Württemberg630 May – 13 June 2024English calamityMountaineering disasterThe Schauinsland (near Freiburg im Breisgau)517 April 19361999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accidentTrain wreckWuppertal512 April 1999Burgrain train derailmentTrain wreck53 June 2022

See also

List of disasters in Antarctica by death toll List of disasters in Canada by death toll List of disasters in Croatia by death toll List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll List of disasters in Poland by death toll List of disasters in Ukraine by death toll List of disasters in Sweden by death toll List of disasters in the United States by death toll List of earthquakes in Germany List of German rail accidents

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