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Headline: Demonstration against the Treaty of Versailles in Breslau, 1919Date: 01.01.1919Image text: A crowd of people demonstrate against the Treaty of Versailles in front of the old city hall in Breslau.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00086246Demonstration against the Treaty of Versailles in Breslau, 1919A crowd of people demonstrate against the Treaty of Versailles in front of the old city hall in Breslau.
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Headline: Protest demonstration in Leobschuetz, 1919Date: 14.05.1919Image text: Protest meeting of the city and district of Leobschuetz against the ceding of a part of Upper Silesia to Poland after the Treaty of Versailles.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00088662Protest demonstration in Leobschuetz, 1919Protest meeting of the city and district of Leobschuetz against the ceding of a part of Upper Silesia to Poland after the Treaty of Versailles.
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Headline: French soldiers and German Schutzpolizisten (protection police) in Opole, 1920Date: 05.07.1920Image text: French soldiers (left) encounter German Schutzpolizisten (protection policemen) in a street in Opole. Allied troops occupied Silesia during the course of the scheduled voting after the Versailles Treaty.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00085499French soldiers and German Schutzpolizisten (protection police) in Opole, 1920French soldiers (left) encounter German Schutzpolizisten (protection policemen) in a street in Opole. Allied troops occupied Silesia during the course of the scheduled voting after the Versailles Treaty.
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Headline: Manifestations of the â??Associations of native faithful people of Upper Silesia' in Wroclaw, 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: The district group of the â??United associations of native faithful people of Upper Silesia' organizes a meeting in Wroclaw for Upper Silesian people who are entitled to vote in Wroclaw. The provisions of the Versailles Treaty provided for a referendum on the national affiliation of Upper Silesia. With the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies had recognized Poland as an independent state and granted it large parts of the Prussian provinces of Posen and West Prussia. On the national affiliation of other parts of West Prussia and Mazury a referendum was also provided as in the case of Upper Silesia.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00078787Manifestations of the â??Associations of native faithful people of Upper Silesia' in Wroclaw, 1920The district group of the â??United associations of native faithful people of Upper Silesia' organizes a meeting in Wroclaw for Upper Silesian people who are entitled to vote in Wroclaw. The provisions of the Versailles Treaty provided for a referendum on the national affiliation of Upper Silesia. With the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies had recognized Poland as an independent state and granted it large parts of the Prussian provinces of Posen and West Prussia. On the national affiliation of other parts of West Prussia and Mazury a referendum was also provided as in the case of Upper Silesia.
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Headline: Grenzdeutsche (Germans living at the borders of the German Reich) holding a rally in Berlin on the referendum in the eastern territories, 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: The Grenzdeutsche (Germans living on the borders of the Reich) carry signs and banners, on which they promote the remain of the eastern territories in the Reich. A banner says for example: "On July the 11th We vote for Germany." And "West Prussia: the home awaits you".Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295731Grenzdeutsche (Germans living at the borders of the German Reich) holding a rally in Berlin on the referendum in the eastern territories, 1920The Grenzdeutsche (Germans living on the borders of the Reich) carry signs and banners, on which they promote the remain of the eastern territories in the Reich. A banner says for example: "On July the 11th We vote for Germany." And "West Prussia: the home awaits you".
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Headline: Steamer with voters in Upper Silesia, 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: A steamer takes some eligible voters over the Oder to the Upper Silesian referendum site. Here the ship is put out to the river.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295745Steamer with voters in Upper Silesia, 1920A steamer takes some eligible voters over the Oder to the Upper Silesian referendum site. Here the ship is put out to the river.
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Headline: Rally in Danzig against the separation of Deuschland, 1919Date: 25.04.1919Image text: On the hay market thousands protest against the separation of their city from the German Empire forced by the Versailles Treaty.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295644Rally in Danzig against the separation of Deuschland, 1919On the hay market thousands protest against the separation of their city from the German Empire forced by the Versailles Treaty.
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Headline: The German house in Marienwerder, around 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: View of the German house in Marienwerder during the voting period on the remain of West Prussia in the Reich (Undated photo).Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295761The German house in Marienwerder, around 1920View of the German house in Marienwerder during the voting period on the remain of West Prussia in the Reich (Undated photo).
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Headline: Locals are waiting for voters in front of Marienburg, 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: German voters from the West often used the sea route to get to the voting areas. Here locals in Marienburg wait for the arrival of the fellow Germans.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295762Locals are waiting for voters in front of Marienburg, 1920German voters from the West often used the sea route to get to the voting areas. Here locals in Marienburg wait for the arrival of the fellow Germans.
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Headline: Demonstration parade of 'West Prussians Faithful to the Homeland', 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Germans living in West Prussia campaign for the vote for Germany in the upcoming referendum. On their placards it says 'West Prussians Save Your Home!' On July 11, 1920 a referendum was held in the parts of West Prussia lying on the east side of the Vistula about whether these regions should belong to the German Reich or to Poland. 92.42% of the West Prussians voted to stay in the Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087217Demonstration parade of 'West Prussians Faithful to the Homeland', 1920Germans living in West Prussia campaign for the vote for Germany in the upcoming referendum. On their placards it says 'West Prussians Save Your Home!' On July 11, 1920 a referendum was held in the parts of West Prussia lying on the east side of the Vistula about whether these regions should belong to the German Reich or to Poland. 92.42% of the West Prussians voted to stay in the Reich.
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Headline: The German House in Marienwerder on the day of the referendum, 1920Date: 11.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Marienwerder in eastern West Prussia. The photo shows people gathering in front of the ceremoniously decorated German House.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087241The German House in Marienwerder on the day of the referendum, 1920In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Marienwerder in eastern West Prussia. The photo shows people gathering in front of the ceremoniously decorated German House.
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Headline: Decorated streets during the election day in Marienwerder, 1920Date: 11.07.1920Image text: On the 11th of July, 92.8% of the voters in the voting area of ??Marienwerder choose to stay in the German Reich. Here the view of a street decorated with garlands and flags.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295765Decorated streets during the election day in Marienwerder, 1920On the 11th of July, 92.8% of the voters in the voting area of ??Marienwerder choose to stay in the German Reich. Here the view of a street decorated with garlands and flags.
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Headline: Rally in Schneidemuehl, 1920Date: 18.07.1920Image text: Mass rally with approximately 15,000 people in Schneidemuehl against the incorporation of the city into Polish territory. The rally preceded the referendums on July 11, 1920 about West and East Prussia remaining in the German Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087257Rally in Schneidemuehl, 1920Mass rally with approximately 15,000 people in Schneidemuehl against the incorporation of the city into Polish territory. The rally preceded the referendums on July 11, 1920 about West and East Prussia remaining in the German Reich.
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Headline: Barrier on the Polish-German border near Tirschtiegel, around the 1920sDate: 01.01.1920Image text: The Treaty of Versailles made Posen-West Prussia a borderland, here the barrier at Tirschiegel (Undated photo).Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295808Barrier on the Polish-German border near Tirschtiegel, around the 1920sThe Treaty of Versailles made Posen-West Prussia a borderland, here the barrier at Tirschiegel (Undated photo).
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Headline: Border bridge between Germany and Poland in Filehne, around the 1920sDate: 01.01.1920Image text: According to the Treaty of Versailles,this Prussian bridge was declared as the border crossing between the German Reich and the newly founded Poland. One half was German, the other Polish (Undated photo).Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295770Border bridge between Germany and Poland in Filehne, around the 1920sAccording to the Treaty of Versailles,this Prussian bridge was declared as the border crossing between the German Reich and the newly founded Poland. One half was German, the other Polish (Undated photo).
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Headline: Border house between Poland and Germany at Gross-Weide, around the 1920sDate: 01.01.1920Image text: According to the Treaty of Versailles, this house was separated in the middle by the Polish-German frontier.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295775Border house between Poland and Germany at Gross-Weide, around the 1920sAccording to the Treaty of Versailles, this house was separated in the middle by the Polish-German frontier.
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Headline: House on the Polish-German border in Grossweida, around the 1920sDate: 01.01.1920Image text: This house in Grossweida near Marienwerder had been owned by the same family for 250 years, after the Treaty of Versailles it stood behind the new German-Polish border (Undated photo).Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295803House on the Polish-German border in Grossweida, around the 1920sThis house in Grossweida near Marienwerder had been owned by the same family for 250 years, after the Treaty of Versailles it stood behind the new German-Polish border (Undated photo).
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Headline: Barrier at the German-Polish border in Filehne, around the 1920sDate: 01.01.1920Image text: The bridge in Filehne was defined as a border bridge between the two states in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles. Here, the barrier of the Polish side.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295769Barrier at the German-Polish border in Filehne, around the 1920sThe bridge in Filehne was defined as a border bridge between the two states in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles. Here, the barrier of the Polish side.
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Headline: Handing over of the election area Olsztyn by the Allied Commission, 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: After handing over the election area Olsztyn to the German Reich the Inter-Allied Commission says goodbye. From left: the President of Regional Council von Oppen, Imperial and State Commissioner Wilhelm Freiherr von Gayl, Oberregierungsrat Dr. Hoehnen, the English Minister Rennie, Captain Bird, the French Minister Chevallier, Colonel Bennet, the Italian Minister Fracassi and the Japanese Minister Marumo.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00088580Handing over of the election area Olsztyn by the Allied Commission, 1920After handing over the election area Olsztyn to the German Reich the Inter-Allied Commission says goodbye. From left: the President of Regional Council von Oppen, Imperial and State Commissioner Wilhelm Freiherr von Gayl, Oberregierungsrat Dr. Hoehnen, the English Minister Rennie, Captain Bird, the French Minister Chevallier, Colonel Bennet, the Italian Minister Fracassi and the Japanese Minister Marumo.
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Headline: Rally of "patriotic" Prussians in Berlin, 1920Date: 01.01.1920Image text: Demonstration for the plebiscitary areas to remain in the German Reich. According to the provisions of the Versailles Treaty a plebiscite was held in the so-called plebiscitary areas in East and West Prussia on their belonging to the German Reich. During the plebiscite in southern East Prussia and in parts of West Prussia over 90 percent of the population voted for remaining in Germany.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00062285Rally of "patriotic" Prussians in Berlin, 1920Demonstration for the plebiscitary areas to remain in the German Reich. According to the provisions of the Versailles Treaty a plebiscite was held in the so-called plebiscitary areas in East and West Prussia on their belonging to the German Reich. During the plebiscite in southern East Prussia and in parts of West Prussia over 90 percent of the population voted for remaining in Germany.
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Headline: Italian soldiers in West-Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Italien soldiers control the plebiscite in Stuhm. The people in border regions have to decide about their state membership.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079195Italian soldiers in West-Prussia, 1920Italien soldiers control the plebiscite in Stuhm. The people in border regions have to decide about their state membership.
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Headline: Germans on the way to the referendum in the eastern territories of Germany, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. People entitles to vote, who live in the Reich, had to travel to their birthplaces in order to give their vote. The picture shows the life of those arriving on board of a transport steamer.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079196Germans on the way to the referendum in the eastern territories of Germany, 1920Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. People entitles to vote, who live in the Reich, had to travel to their birthplaces in order to give their vote. The picture shows the life of those arriving on board of a transport steamer.
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Headline: Germans on the way to the referendum in the eastern territories of Germany, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. The photo shows a group of women who live inside the German Reich and who travel by ship to their birthplaces in order to vote.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079197Germans on the way to the referendum in the eastern territories of Germany, 1920Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. The photo shows a group of women who live inside the German Reich and who travel by ship to their birthplaces in order to vote.
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Headline: Arrival of eligible voters at the Silesian railway station in Berlin, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. Eligible voters were those who were born in these areas. The picture shows people who live in the Reich of West- or East Prussia after the voting on remaining part of the Reich at their arrival in Berlin at the Silesian railway station.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079203Arrival of eligible voters at the Silesian railway station in Berlin, 1920Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. Eligible voters were those who were born in these areas. The picture shows people who live in the Reich of West- or East Prussia after the voting on remaining part of the Reich at their arrival in Berlin at the Silesian railway station.
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Headline: Germans on the way to the referendum in Marienwerder, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. So also in Marienwerder in eastern West Prussia. The image shows the arrival of eligible voters from the interior of the Reich who arrived in her birthplaces for the vote. There are picked up by the voting committee and brought to the polling station.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079201Germans on the way to the referendum in Marienwerder, 1920Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. So also in Marienwerder in eastern West Prussia. The image shows the arrival of eligible voters from the interior of the Reich who arrived in her birthplaces for the vote. There are picked up by the voting committee and brought to the polling station.
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Headline: Memory badges for the referendum in the eastern territories of Germany, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. The League of native faithful people East and West Prussia in Berlin shaped a reminder badge for this event, which should be awarded only to participants of the voting who voted on the 11. July 1920 for staying in Germany.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079202Memory badges for the referendum in the eastern territories of Germany, 1920Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. The League of native faithful people East and West Prussia in Berlin shaped a reminder badge for this event, which should be awarded only to participants of the voting who voted on the 11. July 1920 for staying in Germany.
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Headline: Polish propaganda for the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. So also in Stuhm in West Prussia. The picture shows a man who attaches pro-Polish propaganda on a building.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00079205Polish propaganda for the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Referendums on the state affiliation should decide in the scope of the Treaty of Versailles in different border areas of the German Reich. So also in Stuhm in West Prussia. The picture shows a man who attaches pro-Polish propaganda on a building.
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Headline: Meal voucher distribution during the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Assistants distribute meal vouchers in Marienburg (Malbork) during the referendum. Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00086598Meal voucher distribution during the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Assistants distribute meal vouchers in Marienburg (Malbork) during the referendum. Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.
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Headline: District Vote Counting During The Referendum in West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: election results arrives in Marienburg (Malbork) on the occasion of the referendum. Through the Treaty of Versailles, most of West Prussia went to Poland without a vote (Polish corridor). On 11 July 1920 a vote took place east of the Vistula river in West Prussia and southern east Prussia on whether these two regions should go to either the Reich or to Poland. In West Prussia 92 percent voted to remain part of empire, and 98 percent voted the same in West Prussia.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00086599District Vote Counting During The Referendum in West Prussia, 1920election results arrives in Marienburg (Malbork) on the occasion of the referendum. Through the Treaty of Versailles, most of West Prussia went to Poland without a vote (Polish corridor). On 11 July 1920 a vote took place east of the Vistula river in West Prussia and southern east Prussia on whether these two regions should go to either the Reich or to Poland. In West Prussia 92 percent voted to remain part of empire, and 98 percent voted the same in West Prussia.
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Headline: Provisions during the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Female assistant brings a man food and drink during the referendum in Marienburg (Malbork). Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00086601Provisions during the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Female assistant brings a man food and drink during the referendum in Marienburg (Malbork). Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.
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Headline: Referendum in West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: People eligible for voting on the way to the electoral stations for the referendum in West Prussia. Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00086603Referendum in West Prussia, 1920People eligible for voting on the way to the electoral stations for the referendum in West Prussia. Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.
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Headline: German children in front of an accommodation assignment center during the referendum in West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: German children in Marienburg (Malbork) wave flags in front of an accommodation assignment center during the referendum in West Prussia. West Prussians, who live in the Reich, traveled to their homeland to participate in the referendum. Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00086605German children in front of an accommodation assignment center during the referendum in West Prussia, 1920German children in Marienburg (Malbork) wave flags in front of an accommodation assignment center during the referendum in West Prussia. West Prussians, who live in the Reich, traveled to their homeland to participate in the referendum. Because of the Versailles Treaty a large part of West Prussia was given to Poland (Polish Corridor) without a referendum. On July 11, 1920 referendums were held in the West Prussian districts on the east side of the Vistula as well as in southern east Prussia about whether this region belonged to the German Reich or to Poland. 92% of the population of West Prussia and 98% of the population of east Prussia voted to stay in the Reich.
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Headline: Germans on the way to the referendum in East and West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the interior of the German Reich, were allowed to travel to the places of their birth to vote. The photo shows the life of the travelers on a transport steamship.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087240Germans on the way to the referendum in East and West Prussia, 1920In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the interior of the German Reich, were allowed to travel to the places of their birth to vote. The photo shows the life of the travelers on a transport steamship.
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Headline: Welcoming those entitled to vote in MarienburgDate: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Marienburg in eastern West Prussia. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows women from Marienburg, welcoming the travelers who have arrived to vote.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087242Welcoming those entitled to vote in MarienburgIn the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Marienburg in eastern West Prussia. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows women from Marienburg, welcoming the travelers who have arrived to vote.
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Headline: On the way to the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows the life of the travelers on board a transport steamship.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087243On the way to the referendum, 1920In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows the life of the travelers on board a transport steamship.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Refugees from the eastern German territories after the referendum in front of the emigration agency and the refugee office of the Red Cross in Schneidemuehl.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087244Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Refugees from the eastern German territories after the referendum in front of the emigration agency and the refugee office of the Red Cross in Schneidemuehl.
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Headline: Germans during the referendum in East Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows people who were eligible to vote, among them a Catholic nun, on their way to the train to Marienburg.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087245Germans during the referendum in East Prussia, 1920In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows people who were eligible to vote, among them a Catholic nun, on their way to the train to Marienburg.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Refugees from the eastern German territories after the referendum in front of the emigration agency and the refugee office of the Red Cross in Schneidemuehl.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087246Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Refugees from the eastern German territories after the referendum in front of the emigration agency and the refugee office of the Red Cross in Schneidemuehl.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Refugees after the referendum in West Prussia on their way to the German Reich. The photo shows the so-called emigres on a horse cart that is taking them from the train station to a collection point.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087247Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Refugees after the referendum in West Prussia on their way to the German Reich. The photo shows the so-called emigres on a horse cart that is taking them from the train station to a collection point.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: After the referendum in West Prussia emigrants wait at the train station for their transport to a collection point.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087248Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920After the referendum in West Prussia emigrants wait at the train station for their transport to a collection point.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendumDate: 01.07.1920Image text: Refugee family after the referendum in West Prussia in front of a transport train to Hammerstein.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087249Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendumRefugee family after the referendum in West Prussia in front of a transport train to Hammerstein.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: After the referendum in East and West Prussia, refugees meet at the train station in Schneidemuehl. Their luggage was put onto a truck and transported to a collection point.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087250Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920After the referendum in East and West Prussia, refugees meet at the train station in Schneidemuehl. Their luggage was put onto a truck and transported to a collection point.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: After the referendum in West Prussia, refugees are accommodated in a collection camp in the German Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087251Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920After the referendum in West Prussia, refugees are accommodated in a collection camp in the German Reich.
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Headline: Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: After the referendum in West Prussia, refugees are accommodated in a collection camp on the new German-Polish border.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087252Refugees form the eastern German areas after the referendum, 1920After the referendum in West Prussia, refugees are accommodated in a collection camp on the new German-Polish border.
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Headline: Provisions stand on the day of the referendum in East Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Marienwerder in eastern West Prussia. On the day of the referendum, women serve provisions for those eligible to vote who traveled from the interior of the Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087253Provisions stand on the day of the referendum in East Prussia, 1920In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Marienwerder in eastern West Prussia. On the day of the referendum, women serve provisions for those eligible to vote who traveled from the interior of the Reich.
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Headline: German troops pulling in to AllensteinDate: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Allenstein in East Prussia. After the referendum decided in favor of remaining in the Reich, German troops moved into the festively decorated city of Allenstein.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087254German troops pulling in to AllensteinIn the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation, as was the case in Allenstein in East Prussia. After the referendum decided in favor of remaining in the Reich, German troops moved into the festively decorated city of Allenstein.
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Headline: On the way to the referendum in East and West PrussiaDate: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows the life of the travelers on a transport steamship.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087255On the way to the referendum in East and West PrussiaIn the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows the life of the travelers on a transport steamship.
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Headline: On the way to the referendum in East and West Prussia, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows an old lady with her nurse among the travelers on a transport steamship.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087256On the way to the referendum in East and West Prussia, 1920In the framework of the Versailles Treaty, referendums in various border areas of the German Reich should decide about national affiliation. Those entitled to vote, who lived in the Reich, were allowed to travel to the place of their birth to cast their vote. The photo shows an old lady with her nurse among the travelers on a transport steamship.
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Headline: Registration location for the referendum in East PrussiaDate: 01.07.1920Image text: In the framework of the Versailles treaty the national affiliation of the various border areas of the German Reich were to be decided on in a referendum. In order to cast their vote, those eligible had to contact a registration location, like this one in Allenstein.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00087293Registration location for the referendum in East PrussiaIn the framework of the Versailles treaty the national affiliation of the various border areas of the German Reich were to be decided on in a referendum. In order to cast their vote, those eligible had to contact a registration location, like this one in Allenstein.
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Headline: Refugees from the German eastern territories after the referendum, 1920Date: 01.07.1920Image text: Refugees from the German eastern territories after the referendum before the Optantenvermittlungsstelle (Optants placement office) and the refugee office of the provincial association of the Red Cross in Pila.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00120187Refugees from the German eastern territories after the referendum, 1920Refugees from the German eastern territories after the referendum before the Optantenvermittlungsstelle (Optants placement office) and the refugee office of the provincial association of the Red Cross in Pila.
DOSSIER Territorial questions after the treaty of Versailles: Poll, demonstrations und flight 1920/21 86 Images



