Historical place archive

Saarland in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Saarland in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

13 records5 event labels4 people1919โ€“1959

Historical events in Saarland

1919

28 June 1919
Rule of Saarland
Gustav Bauer ยท League of Nations

Under the Treaty of Versailles the Saar is to be administered by the League of Nations

1926

1926
Rule of Saarland
Gustav Stressman ยท League of Nations

Meets Briand to discuss the return of the Saarland to Germany

1933

1933
Peace Mediation at Saarland
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Broadcasts a promise to reconcile with France once the Saarland is returned

1933
Rule of Saarland
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Broadcasts a promise Germany will reconcile with France once the Saarland is returned

1935

1935
Election
Adolf Hitler ยท League of Nations

Agrees a request from the League of Nations not to interfere in elections

1935
Referendum
Adolf Hitler ยท League of Nations

The Nazis launch a vehement campaign. Agrees a request from the League of Nations not to interfere in elections

13 January 1935
Referendum
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Overwhelming victory, German rule is not allowed by World War I peace treaties. Hitler wins the referendum for the return of Saarland

13 January 1935
Rule of Saarland
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Hitler wins the referendum for the return of Saarland

13 January 1935
Saar Plebiscite
Adolf Hitler ยท League of Nations

The Saar votes to return to Germany after League supervision.

1938

22 September 1938
Rule of Saarland
Adolf Hitler ยท NSDAP Government

Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich

1955

1955
Referendum
Konrad Adenauer ยท Government of Germany

A referendum in the Saar votes for reunification with Germany

1955
Rule of Saarland
Konrad Adenauer ยท Government of Germany

A referendum in the Saar votes for reunification with Germany

1959

1959
Rule of Saarland
Konrad Adenauer ยท Government of Germany

The Saar is reunified with Germany

Provenance

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