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1923 French occupation of the Ruhr
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1:13Now PlayingDate: 18th January 1923
Location: GERMANY, ESSEX
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The French Army in the Ruhr
GERMANY: Essen:
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Video Roll Title: The French in the Ruhr: 113ft Issue sheet title: THE FRENCH ARMY IN THE RUHR - THE OCCUPATION OF ESSEN
French in the Ruhr.
GERMANY, ESSEX
MAIN TITLE
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SV.Convoy of army vehicles along road, others parked on verge
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GV.Convoy of armoured cars along street in Essex
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GV(elev) & SV. Mounted troops riding along street
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SV.Crown of German people on pavement
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GV(backview) Armoured car down another street
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SV.Troops on bicycles riding down street
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GV(backview) Soldier marching down pavement, pedestrians step into roadway to stand clear
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LV. Military dignitaries at entrance to building
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GV.PAN.Soldiers massed around factory
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MV.France general & German dignitaries
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SCU.Troops outside building
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SCU. Soldier on guard.Sign on wall above him reads:"Reiniah Westfalisches Kohlen Syndikat".
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GV. Chimney stacks.
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GV.Troops clustered around statue of Bismarck
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MV. Troops around base of statue
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TITLE: GENERAL DEGOUTTE
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SCU.Gen.Degoutte
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Occupied Countries, Personalities - Armed Forces, Military - Active, Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments, Germany
postwar, interwar, interbellum, peacetime, General Jean Marie Joseph Degoutte, Treaty of Versaille, Allied Occupation of Germany
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