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Saarbeckengebiet
Territoire du Bassin de la Sarre

Territory of the Saar Basin

Special territory
Flag of the German Empire
Flag of Prussia
Flag of None
1920–1935 Flag of Germany (1935-45)
Flag of None
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saar
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
Flag of the German Empire German Empire
Flag of Prussia Prussia
Flag of None Province of the Rhine
Third Reich Flag of Germany (1935-45)
Gau Westmark Flag of None
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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

Saar Polities

  • Flag of Saarland Saarland (From 1957)
  • Flag of the Saar Protectorate Protectorate: Saarland (1947-1957)
  • Flag Department of Sarre

Neighbouring Nations

References


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