Anniversary celebration in Upper Silesia, 1931
A ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Upper Silesia in the Hindenburg Stadium in Bytom. On 20 March 1921 took place a plebiscite on the national affiliation of the area of the German province of Upper Silesia, which was subordinated to the League of Nations after the First World War. The voting yielded a favorable result for Germany: almost 60 percent of the population voted to remain part of the German Reich and against the annexation to the Republic of Poland
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Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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Affiliation Annexation Beuthen Bytom Favorable Hindenburg Percent Plebiscite Referenda Remain Result Silesia Subordinated Voted Voting Yielded
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