1935 Saar status referendum
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A referendum on territorial status was held in the Territory of the Saar Basin on 13 January 1935. Over 90% of voters opted for reunification with Germany, with 9% voting for the status quo as a Leagu
Dutch Marines preparing to leave Rotterdam for the Saar
Officers of the International Headquarters 1934-1935.
The obverse of the Saarland Plebiscite Peacekeeping Medal 1935 showing soldiers of Britain, Italy, Sweden, and The Netherlands
"The death of the Jews will end the Saarland's distress"—graffiti in a Jewish cemetery, November 1938
Josef Bürckel
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Joseph Bürckel was a German Nazi politician and a member of the German parliament. He was an early member of the Nazi Party and was influential in the rise of the National Socialist movement. He playe
1935 Saar status referendum
…the German armed forces of the time would have been in no position to resist, the German government changed its tactics and reduced its belligerency. Josef Bürckel, Hitler's commissioner for the Saar, banned the wearing of uniforms within a 40-kilometre (25 mi) zone along the Saar frontier between 10 January 1935…
Bürckel, c. 1938