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1933 1935 58 (later 35) to the Retrieve Prison Farm, barely labeled on the 1933 map; now CR 290 SH 162: 1930 ← 12 (part) 1940 → Spur 91 12 (now US 59) to the Fannin Battleground State Historic Site; redesignated as it was a spur route; now PR 27 SH 163: 1930 now
However, long-held sentiments against France remained entrenched, with very few sympathizing openly with France. When the 15-year-term was over, a plebiscite was held in the territory on 13 January 1935: 90.3% of those voting wished to join Germany. On 17 January 1935, the territory's re-union with Germany was approved by the League Council.
30 January – Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. 1 February – Adolf Hitler gives his "Proclamation to the German People" in Berlin. 27 February – The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, is set on fire under controversial circumstances.
1945 — The borders of Germany are moved west to the Oder-Neisse line, while the approximate boundary of the Curzon Line is used as the eastern border of Poland. In addition to incorporating the Kresy territories, the Soviet Union also annexed the Baltic states , Carpathian Ruthenia from Czechoslovakia, and Bessarabia , the Hertsa region , and ...
2022: 24 January: Heidelberg University shooting: 2023 15 April Germany phased out all of its nuclear power plants. [49] [50] 2028: The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link connecting Denmark and Germany would be fully constructed. 2040: Trans-European Transport Networks is expected to finish construction, connecting southern Italy and Germany.
15 September — The Nuremberg Laws go into effect in Germany. Following an incident of vandalism on the SS Bremen in New York City, the Nazi Party flag emblazoned with the swastika is made the German National Flag on Hitler's orders. 10 October — A tornado destroys the 160 metre tall wooden radio tower in Langenberg, Germany. As a result ...
Germany reintroduced temporary controls on its western and northern borders on Monday as part of efforts to combat irregular migration and cross-border crime, the interior ministry said. The ...
The false crossings consisted of signs, border stones, administrative buildings, and guardhouses. Similar arrangements had been used by the Gestapo of Nazi Germany and the NKVD of the Soviet Union. [4] The StB used the fake border crossings to catch and arrest would-be refugees who believed they had crossed into the safety of West Germany.