1982 in Germany
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- President – Karl Carstens
- Chancellor
- Helmut Schmidt (until 2 October 1982)
- Helmut Kohl (from 2 October 1982)
Events
- 12-23 February - 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
- 24 April - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982: Nicole Seibert wins the contest with "Ein bißchen Frieden".[1]
- 10 June - 1982 Bonn summit
- 19 June - 28 October - The documenta 7 art exhibition is held in Kassel.[2]
- 24 June - 1982 Nuremberg shooting.[3]
- 23 September - Launch of the all-new Audi 100.
- 4 October - The first cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in.
- 13 October - Launch of the Ford Sierra, which replaces the Ford Taunus in Germany and the rest of Continental Europe, as well as the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom and other right-hand drive markets.
- December - The Audi 100 is voted European Car of the Year, with the Ford Sierra coming in second place.
- 19 December - Hamburg state election, December 1982
Births
- 22 January - Liane Bahler, German cyclist (died 2007)
- 17 March - Jan Wolfgarten, German swimmer
- 2 April - Beate Meißner, German politician
- 6 April - Alwara Höfels, German actress
- 16 April - Michael Ratajczak, footballer
- 7 June - Jürgen Kretz, German politician
- 6 July - Julius Brink, German beach volleyball player
- 29 July - Allison Mack, American actress and criminal[4]
- 31 July - Michael Jung, German equestrian
- 12 September - Max Hoff, German canoeist
- 16 September - Barbara Engleder, German sport shooter
- 18 November - Gracia Baur, German singer
- 9 December - Bastian Swillims, German sprinter
- 23 December - Benjamin Raschke, German politician
