Geoffrey Knox Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Geoffrey Knox, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1934–19354 events1 places

Chronological biography

1934

Rule of Saarland1934

Government / Naional Coalition · President of Great Britain · Saarland

Protests against Nazi hostile broadcasts & illegal detention of Saarland inhabitants

1935

Plebiscite1935

Government / Naional Coalition · President of Commission Saarland

Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite

Referendum1935

Government / Naional Coalition · President of Commission Saarland · Saarland

Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite

Rule of Saarland1935

Government / Naional Coalition · President of Commission Saarland

Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite

Demonstrations23 November 1935

Government / Naional Coalition · President of Great Britain · Saarland

Requests 2,000 troops to control the Saarland

Referendum23 November 1935

Government / Naional Coalition · President of Great Britain · Saarland

Requests 2,000 troops to control the Saarland. Fears the Germans will use the strategy used in Austria when Dolfuss was assassinated

Titles and roles

President of Commission Saarland · President of Great Britain

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.