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French invasion of Ruhr area

French cavalry march into the Ruhr area, 1923

Cavalry of the French army as part of the Allied occupation army during the invasion of the Ruhr.

French sentries in front of the Rhenish-Westphalian Coal Syndicate in Essen, around 1923

During the occupation of the Ruhr the headquarters of the Rhenish-Westphalian Coal Syndicate was relocated from Essen to Hamburg. Here, soldiers of the French occupation forces keep guard in front of the former main office (Undated photo).

View of the French-occupied harbor customs office in Mannheim, 1920s

German policemen and French soldiers secure the entrance of the customs office at Mannheim harbor (undated photo).

English tanks at the railway station in Duesseldorf, 1921

To occupy the Ruhr region the English used, among other things, tanks, which were stationed at the Duesseldorf station.

Belgian armored vehicles in Duesseldorf, 1921

In February the Belgian army occupied the Ruhr area. Here there are two armored combat cars on the streets of Duesseldorf.

Painting of French guard houses in Dusseldorf, 1921

After the German payment of reparations had been delayed, French soldiers occupied Duisburg and Duesseldorf. In order to make their authority visible, guard houses were set up in many places. Two such sentry boxes are being painted here.

French occupation of Duesseldorf, 1921

After the delay of German payments to the victorious Allied Powers, French soldiers occupied Duesseldorf and Duisburg. Here there are soldiers with a machine gun at the station Duesseldorf.

French troops in front of the Duisburg Town Hall, 1921

In order to force the Germans to pay the reparations on time, Allied soldiers occupied the cities of Duisburg and Duesseldorf.

English tanks in Duesseldorf, 1921

On the square in front of the railway station in Duesseldorf, English tanks are stationed, which are being watched by curious people. Allied soldiers occupied Duisburg and Duesseldorf after the German payment of reparations had been delayed.

Belgian cavalry in an occupied German city, 1921

Cavalrymen from Belgium march through Duisburg or Duesseldorf. These two cities were occupied by the victorious Allied Powers after the delay of German reparation payments.

Port area of ??Duisburg occupied by the French, 1921

After the delay of German payments to the victorious Allied Powers, French soldiers occupied the cities of Duisburg and Duesseldorf.

Ruhr occupation by French troops in 1923

A French armored car in the streets of Essen, shortly after the occupation of the Ruhr area. The passive resistance of the population forced France to the active use of its soldiers in order to secure the reparations from the coal mines.

French troops during the occupation of the Rheinland, 1923

French soldiers of color during the occupation of the Rhineland in Essen.

Film picture from "Schlageter"

Albert Leo Schlageter who was executed by French occupation soldiers in the occupied Ruhr area in 1923, becomes a martyr of political rights. Even a film is shot about him, here, French armored cars and troop transporters invading the Ruhr area.

French soldiers walking through Dortmund, 1923

French soldiers were often seen in German cities in the West at the time of the occupation of the Ruhr area by the French.

French reserve tanks in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923

Tanks of the French occupation army, waiting in reserve for orders.

French newspaper dealer in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923

In the occupation zone there was a special newspaper edition for the French soldiers. Here a young newspaper vendor distributes his goods to French soldiers.

French field guns in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923

During the French occupation of the Ruhr area, artillery, like these field guns on trucks, were also transported to the occupation zone.

French station barrier in Essen, 1923

French soldiers barred the Essen railway station with French armored during the occupation of the Ruhr.

French soldiers lay telephone lines on trees, 1923

Since the German telegraph officers refused to establish connections for French soldiers during the Ruhr occupation, the occupiers had to help themselves, as in this case by laying telegraph cables over trees.

French soldiers in front of the police barracks in Essen, 1923

When the French invaded the Ruhr, the local police were also disarmed. Here an armored car of the occupation army rides in front of the barracks of the Essen police, in order to supervise the proper disarmament of the German policemen.

French Chasseurs alpins in Gelsenkirchen, 1923

These mountain troopers march into the district of Buer in Gelsenkirchen with fixed bayonets.

French border controls in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923

Civilian French customs officials are checking travelers' passports and luggage on the border between the Ruhr and France.

French cavalrymen occupy a bridge over the Ruhr, 1923

As part of the French occupation army, these soldiers occupied a Ruhr bridge shortly after the invasion of the Ruhr area.

French street patrol in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923

With a fixed bayonet, soldiers of the French occupation forces marched through a German city in the occupied Ruhr area.

French soldiers with machine gun position in Essen, 1923

Soldiers of the French occupation forces set up a machine gun position at the entrance to the main post office in the middle of the pedestrian traffic on the main street.

Invasion of French cavalry in Essen, 1923

French cavalry units march in Essen as part of the occupation army.

French military guard in front of the Krupp works in Essen, 1923

French soldiers of the occupation army guard the entrance of the Krupp works in Essen.

French machine gun carts in Dortmund, 1920s

Soldiers of the French occupation forces with their horse-drawn carts with machine guns in front of the Dortmunder Kaufhaus Rose & Co. (undated photo).

French street barrier in Bochum, 1923

Soldiers and tanks of the French occupation forces march up in Bochum to secure a street.

French soldiers in Essen in front of the Marktkirche, 1923

French soldiers as well as civilians posing in front of the Alfred Krupp monument in Essen, at the time of the occupation of the Ruhr.

French soldiers in Essen, 1923

Soldiers of the French occupation forces visit the marketplace of Essen.

French station barrier in Essen, 1923

During the occupation of the Ruhr, the French made sure to guard strategic key positions. Here tanks secure the main station in Essen.

French soldiers search a car in the Ruhr area, 1923

Soldiers of the French occupation army search a German car standing on tramway rails.

French passport control in Vohwinkel (today Wuppertal), 1923

French gendarmes control the travelers at the station of Vohwinkel. Officers of the French army pay attention to the proper conduct of the inspection. In the foreground the platform was secured with barbed wire in order to prevent passengers from getting in the train uncontrolled.

French tank drivers in Dortmund, 1923

These tank divisions of the French troops occupy the Hugo Stinnes works in Dortmund. The factory is in the background.

Invasion of French dragoons in Essen, 1923

French cavalrymen ride in Essen and occupy the main station as part of the Allied occupation army.

French machine gun position in a German city in the Ruhr area, 1923

French soldiers keep guard with machine guns in front of a branch of the Commerz- und Privatbank.

French soldiers in Dortmund, 1923

These French soldiers of the cavalry, infantry and several tanks are having a rest in front of the barracks of the security police (Sipo) at the Dortmund Koernerplatz.

French tank in the Ruhr area, 1923

A French tank of the occupation forces shields soldiers in the Lindemannstrasse of a German city in the Ruhr area.

French newspaper pavilion in the Ruhr area, 1923

This pavilion served to spread French newspapers and magazines among the occupation soldiers.

Film picture: A French soldier keeps guard in front of a hotel in the Ruhr area, 1923

A soldier of the French army guarding the entrance of a building with a rifle. On a signpost it says: Admission for Germans forbidden. Probably a scene from a movie.

French quarter in a German coal mine, 1923

When the French invaded the Ruhr area, they occupied many administrative buildings of the coal industry. Here, the French tricolor over a coal mine.

French guard post in front of the railway station in Muelheim by the Ruhr, 1923

During the occupation of the Ruhr, strategically important positions were secured by French soldiers with barbed wire barricades, such as the station of the route Muelheim - Eppinghofen.

French army camp in Dortmund, 1923

These French soldiers made bivouac on the road in the district of Hoerde in Dortmund. On a small table are food and equipment.

French car convoy in Essen, 1923

The soldiers of the column having a short rest in the Bredeney district of Essen on their way to their destination in the occupied Ruhr area.

French army camp in Dortmund, 1923

After the invasion of the Ruhr, these French soldiers built a sort of bivouac on the station square in Dortmund. They carry their food and marching equipment on horse carriages.

French customs officers control the border of the occupied zone in the Ruhr area, 1923

Soldiers inspect, search and revise travelers' passports and baggage on the border of the occupied Ruhr area.

French tanks in Gelsenkirchen, 1923

French soldiers marched into the Ruhr in 1923. This tank division was set up in front of the Town Hall of Gelsenkirchen.

French newspaper shop in Essen, 1923

In the occupied Ruhr area, a newspaper shop opened for French soldiers in Essen opposite the train station.

French night camp at the Hotel Kaiserhof in Essen, 1923

These French soldiers of the occupation forces set up their overnight camp in the lobby of the Hotel Kaiserhof in Essen. Their rifles had been arranged in pyramid.

1923: French occupation of the Ruhr area: invasion of the the French troups

1923: French occupation of the Ruhr area: invasion of the the French troups, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic

Invasion of the French infantry in Essen, 1923

Soldiers of the French army march across a bridge over the Ruhr in Essen.

French armored vehicle crew in the Ruhr area, 1923

At the beginning of the invasion of the Ruhr area, the crew of an armored vehicle pose in front of their tank.

French armored cars in the Ruhr area, 1923

The French occupied the Ruhr area in 1923. Here they march into a German city, passing by a statue.