Video: 'Hitler Acclaimed In Saar News In A Nutshell (1935)'

(Friday, March 1, 1935, 12:30 p.m. CET) — Cited by many historians as the first step to war, Adolf Hitler entered Saarbrucken today in triumph as the Council of the League of Nations formally returned the Saar to German sovereignty after 15 years of independence provided by the Versailles Treaty.

Video: 'World at War Series- Volume 1: A New Germany: 1933-1939' (Mar. 1, 1935, at 34:15)