Hitler sends German troops into Rhineland in violation of Versailles 80 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1936)

1930s


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(Saturday, March 7, 1936, not long after dawn CET) — The Remilitarization of the Rhineland took place today when Adolf Hitler sent German forces into the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact.


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