Saarbeckengebiet | ||||
Special territory | ||||
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Region | Saar | |||
Capital | Saarbrücken | |||
Status | Special territory | |||
Chairman of the Commission of Government | ||||
- 1920-1926 | Victor Rault | |||
- 1926-1927 | George Washington Stephens | |||
- 1927-1932 | Sir Ernest Collins Wilton | |||
- 1932-1935 | Sir Geoffrey Knox | |||
President of the Tripartite Committee | ||||
- 1935 | Pompeo Aloisi, conte di Allumiere | |||
History | ||||
- November 11, 1918 | French occupation | |||
- January 10, 1920 | Treaty of Versailles | |||
- January 13, 1935 | Plebiscite | |||
- March 1, 1935 | Re-incorporated into Germany | |||
- December 15, 1947 | French protectorate established | |||
Population | ||||
- 1933 | 812,000 | |||
Currency | Saar franc | |||
German Empire Prussia Province of the Rhine |
Third Reich Gau Westmark | |||
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The Territory of the Saar Basin (1920-1935) was established through the Treaty of Versailles and governed by France and the United Kingdom under the aegis of the League of Nations. After a plebiscite it was restored to Germany in 1935.
Chairman of the Commission of Government
- Victor Rault (₩) (January 10, 1920 - March 31, 1926)
- George Washington Stephens (₩) (March 31, 1926 - June 20, 1927)
- Sir Ernest Collins Wilton (₩) (June 20, 1927 - March 31, 1932)
- Sir Geoffrey Knox (₩) (March 31, 1932 - February 28, 1935)
President of the Tripartite Committee
- Pompeo Aloisi, conte di Allumiere (₩) (February 28, 1935 - March 1, 1935)
Nation
German Polities
- Federal Republic of Germany (From 1990)
- Federal Republic of Germany: West Germany (1949-1990)
- Satellite state: East Germany (1949-1990)
- Greater German Reich: Third Reich (1938-1945)
- German Reich: Third Reich (1933-1938)
- German Reich: Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
- German Reich: German Empire (1871-1918)
- North German Confederation (1866-1871)
- German Confederation (1815-1866)
- Confederation of the Rhine
- Holy Roman Empire (0962-1806)
Saar Polities
Neighbouring Nations
References