Civilians crossing steel Bridge across the Rein (Rhine) River between Ruhrort and Homberg, Germany, under observation by armed French troops in 1921. The bridge is partially obstructed by barbed wire obstacles deliberately placed. The roadbed is paved with stone blocks and has a rail line in it's center. The civilians appear to be heading to work. As they leave the bridge, heavy industrial facilities, including smoke stacks can be seen in the distance. View of waterway from bridge, showing several commercial side-wheeler steam vessels. French troops man a machine gun emplacement.
Displays diplomatic successes of the League of Nations. Map of the region of Saarland in Germany. International troops from League of Nations Countries to keep order in Saarland when voting takes place on plebiscite. British, Dutch, Italian and Swedish troops reviewed by High Commissioner Geoffry Knox. Shows people voting, ballot boxes and votes counted. Saarland returns to Germany.
Activities after reunion of Saarland with West Germany. Civilians move on a bridge. A truck loaded with soldiers moves on a street. Men unload bags of legal currency, Deutsche Mark, from the truck. Policemen watch as the bags are unloaded. Civilians stand outside a bank. They exchange the currency at the bank.
Elections to choose between the leaders of Germany and the French faction in Saarland, Germany. People enter a building to vote. People cast their votes. Placing of the votes in the ballot box. Men count the votes. People give a large support to the French faction.
United States 302nd infantry, 94th division in the village of Besch in Saarland, Germany during World War II. Three German children waving from a ruined doorway. 748th tank battalion, 94th division pass through Besch with whitewashed M4 Sherman tanks. United States soldiers on top of an M3 half-track painted in white.
Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering, carrying a Field Marshal's baton, lead a procession of Nazi officers and officials along a street in Saarbrücken, Germany, three years after the Saar territory rejoined Germany, in 1935. (This visit was included in Hitler's return from travel to the Sudetenland.) Next Hitler is seen standing in an open car as it passes a construction project, where some workers stand on scaffolding. On the street below, are Nazi officers and officials, and behind them, citizens fill the sidewalks. Joseph Goebbels is seen riding in the back seat of the car. Among business establishments along the street, they pass the Saarland Hotel, bedecked with swastikas. Some of the hotel staff wave from a balcony.