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Headline: Film picture from "Schlageter"Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295980Film 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.
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Headline: French soldiers walking through Dortmund, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French soldiers were often seen in German cities in the West at the time of the occupation of the Ruhr area by the French.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295981French soldiers walking through Dortmund, 1923French soldiers were often seen in German cities in the West at the time of the occupation of the Ruhr area by the French.
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Headline: French reserve tanks in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Tanks of the French occupation army, waiting in reserve for orders.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295982French reserve tanks in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Tanks of the French occupation army, waiting in reserve for orders.
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Headline: French newspaper dealer in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295983French newspaper dealer in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923In the occupation zone there was a special newspaper edition for the French soldiers. Here a young newspaper vendor distributes his goods to French soldiers.
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Headline: Policemen are sent home by the French in Gelsenkirchen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: After the occupation of the Ruhr area, the police and protective policemen also had to hand over their weapons and were partially removed from the barracks by French soldiers with their baggage.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295984Policemen are sent home by the French in Gelsenkirchen, 1923After the occupation of the Ruhr area, the police and protective policemen also had to hand over their weapons and were partially removed from the barracks by French soldiers with their baggage.
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Headline: French field guns in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: During the French occupation of the Ruhr area, artillery, like these field guns on trucks, were also transported to the occupation zone.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295985French field guns in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923During the French occupation of the Ruhr area, artillery, like these field guns on trucks, were also transported to the occupation zone.
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Headline: French station barrier in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French soldiers barred the Essen railway station with French armored during the occupation of the Ruhr.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295986French station barrier in Essen, 1923French soldiers barred the Essen railway station with French armored during the occupation of the Ruhr.
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Headline: French soldiers lay telephone lines on trees, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295987French soldiers lay telephone lines on trees, 1923Since 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.
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Headline: French soldiers in front of the police barracks in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295988French soldiers in front of the police barracks in Essen, 1923When 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.
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Headline: French Chasseurs alpins in Gelsenkirchen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: These mountain troopers march into the district of Buer in Gelsenkirchen with fixed bayonets.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295989French Chasseurs alpins in Gelsenkirchen, 1923These mountain troopers march into the district of Buer in Gelsenkirchen with fixed bayonets.
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Headline: French border controls in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Civilian French customs officials are checking travelers' passports and luggage on the border between the Ruhr and France.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295990French border controls in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Civilian French customs officials are checking travelers' passports and luggage on the border between the Ruhr and France.
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Headline: French cavalrymen occupy a bridge over the Ruhr, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: As part of the French occupation army, these soldiers occupied a Ruhr bridge shortly after the invasion of the Ruhr area.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295991French cavalrymen occupy a bridge over the Ruhr, 1923As part of the French occupation army, these soldiers occupied a Ruhr bridge shortly after the invasion of the Ruhr area.
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Headline: French street patrol in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: With a fixed bayonet, soldiers of the French occupation forces marched through a German city in the occupied Ruhr area.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295992French street patrol in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923With a fixed bayonet, soldiers of the French occupation forces marched through a German city in the occupied Ruhr area.
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Headline: French soldiers with machine gun position in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295993French soldiers with machine gun position in Essen, 1923Soldiers 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.
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Headline: Invasion of French cavalry in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French cavalry units march in Essen as part of the occupation army.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295994Invasion of French cavalry in Essen, 1923French cavalry units march in Essen as part of the occupation army.
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Headline: Censored edition of the newspaper "Volksfreund", 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: The Recklighausen edition of the SPD party organ "Voksfreund". French soldiers scratched and thus censored the printing plates of the printing shop.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295995Censored edition of the newspaper "Volksfreund", 1923The Recklighausen edition of the SPD party organ "Voksfreund". French soldiers scratched and thus censored the printing plates of the printing shop.
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Headline: Drawing of a French train control in the occupied Dortmund, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: The picture shows how a French officer sends an old man and a small child with heavy luggage over stony gravel to the railway station to be controlled.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295996Drawing of a French train control in the occupied Dortmund, 1923The picture shows how a French officer sends an old man and a small child with heavy luggage over stony gravel to the railway station to be controlled.
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Headline: French military guard in front of the Krupp works in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French soldiers of the occupation army guard the entrance of the Krupp works in Essen.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295997French military guard in front of the Krupp works in Essen, 1923French soldiers of the occupation army guard the entrance of the Krupp works in Essen.
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Headline: German civilians look at a poster in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: At the time of the occupation of the Ruhr, the German population was informed of news by means of billboards. Here civilians read the statements of former British Prime Minister Lloyd George.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00295998German civilians look at a poster in the occupied Ruhr area, 1923At the time of the occupation of the Ruhr, the German population was informed of news by means of billboards. Here civilians read the statements of former British Prime Minister Lloyd George.
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Headline: French soldiers in Essen in front of the Marktkirche, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00295999French soldiers in Essen in front of the Marktkirche, 1923French soldiers as well as civilians posing in front of the Alfred Krupp monument in Essen, at the time of the occupation of the Ruhr.
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Headline: French street barrier in Bochum, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Soldiers and tanks of the French occupation forces march up in Bochum to secure a street.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296000French street barrier in Bochum, 1923Soldiers and tanks of the French occupation forces march up in Bochum to secure a street.
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Headline: French soldiers in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Soldiers of the French occupation forces visit the marketplace of Essen.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296001French soldiers in Essen, 1923Soldiers of the French occupation forces visit the marketplace of Essen.
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Headline: French station barrier in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: During the occupation of the Ruhr, the French made sure to guard strategic key positions. Here tanks secure the main station in Essen.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296002French station barrier in Essen, 1923During the occupation of the Ruhr, the French made sure to guard strategic key positions. Here tanks secure the main station in Essen.
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Headline: French soldiers search a car in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Soldiers of the French occupation army search a German car standing on tramway rails.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296003French soldiers search a car in the Ruhr area, 1923Soldiers of the French occupation army search a German car standing on tramway rails.
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Headline: French passport control in Vohwinkel (today Wuppertal), 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296004French passport control in Vohwinkel (today Wuppertal), 1923French 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.
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Headline: French tank drivers in Dortmund, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: These tank divisions of the French troops occupy the Hugo Stinnes works in Dortmund. The factory is in the background.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296005French tank drivers in Dortmund, 1923These tank divisions of the French troops occupy the Hugo Stinnes works in Dortmund. The factory is in the background.
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Headline: Invasion of French dragoons in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French cavalrymen ride in Essen and occupy the main station as part of the Allied occupation army.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296006Invasion of French dragoons in Essen, 1923French cavalrymen ride in Essen and occupy the main station as part of the Allied occupation army.
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Headline: French machine gun position in a German city in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French soldiers keep guard with machine guns in front of a branch of the Commerz- und Privatbank.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296007French machine gun position in a German city in the Ruhr area, 1923French soldiers keep guard with machine guns in front of a branch of the Commerz- und Privatbank.
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Headline: French soldiers in Dortmund, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296008French soldiers in Dortmund, 1923These 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.
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Headline: German passers-by are led through an alley by French soldiers, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: A French guard leads a crowd of passers-by through a closed street in a German city of the Ruhr area. Guns and fixed bayonet can be recognized.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296009German passers-by are led through an alley by French soldiers, 1923A French guard leads a crowd of passers-by through a closed street in a German city of the Ruhr area. Guns and fixed bayonet can be recognized.
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Headline: French tank in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: A French tank of the occupation forces shields soldiers in the Lindemannstrasse of a German city in the Ruhr area.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296010French tank in the Ruhr area, 1923A French tank of the occupation forces shields soldiers in the Lindemannstrasse of a German city in the Ruhr area.
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Headline: French occupation soldiers paint over German flyers in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: For fear of German espionage and sabotage, these French soldiers destroyed German notices and flyers by painting them in black.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296011French occupation soldiers paint over German flyers in the Ruhr area, 1923For fear of German espionage and sabotage, these French soldiers destroyed German notices and flyers by painting them in black.
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Headline: French newspaper pavilion in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: This pavilion served to spread French newspapers and magazines among the occupation soldiers.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296012French newspaper pavilion in the Ruhr area, 1923This pavilion served to spread French newspapers and magazines among the occupation soldiers.
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Headline: French quarter in a German coal mine, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: When the French invaded the Ruhr area, they occupied many administrative buildings of the coal industry. Here, the French tricolor over a coal mine.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296013French quarter in a German coal mine, 1923When the French invaded the Ruhr area, they occupied many administrative buildings of the coal industry. Here, the French tricolor over a coal mine.
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Headline: Film picture: A French soldier keeps guard in front of a hotel in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296014Film picture: A French soldier keeps guard in front of a hotel in the Ruhr area, 1923A 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.
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Headline: French guard post in front of the railway station in Muelheim by the Ruhr, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296015French guard post in front of the railway station in Muelheim by the Ruhr, 1923During 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.
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Headline: French army camp in Dortmund, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: These French soldiers made bivouac on the road in the district of Hoerde in Dortmund. On a small table are food and equipment.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296016French army camp in Dortmund, 1923These French soldiers made bivouac on the road in the district of Hoerde in Dortmund. On a small table are food and equipment.
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Headline: French car convoy in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296017French car convoy in Essen, 1923The 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.
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Headline: French army camp in Dortmund, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296018French army camp in Dortmund, 1923After 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.
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Headline: French customs officers control the border of the occupied zone in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Soldiers inspect, search and revise travelers' passports and baggage on the border of the occupied Ruhr area.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296019French customs officers control the border of the occupied zone in the Ruhr area, 1923Soldiers inspect, search and revise travelers' passports and baggage on the border of the occupied Ruhr area.
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Headline: French tanks in Gelsenkirchen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: French soldiers marched into the Ruhr in 1923. This tank division was set up in front of the Town Hall of Gelsenkirchen.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296020French tanks in Gelsenkirchen, 1923French soldiers marched into the Ruhr in 1923. This tank division was set up in front of the Town Hall of Gelsenkirchen.
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Headline: French newspaper shop in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: In the occupied Ruhr area, a newspaper shop opened for French soldiers in Essen opposite the train station.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296021French newspaper shop in Essen, 1923In the occupied Ruhr area, a newspaper shop opened for French soldiers in Essen opposite the train station.
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Headline: French night camp at the Hotel Kaiserhof in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: 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.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296022French night camp at the Hotel Kaiserhof in Essen, 1923These 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.
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Headline: 1923: French occupation of the Ruhr area: invasion of the the French troupsDate: 01.01.1923Image text: 1923: French occupation of the Ruhr area: invasion of the the French troups, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar RepublicPhoto: ScherlImage number: 002960231923: French occupation of the Ruhr area: invasion of the the French troups1923: French occupation of the Ruhr area: invasion of the the French troups, Germany 1919-1932 Weimar Republic
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Headline: French cavalry march into the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Cavalry of the French army as part of the Allied occupation army during the invasion of the Ruhr.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296024French cavalry march into the Ruhr area, 1923Cavalry of the French army as part of the Allied occupation army during the invasion of the Ruhr.
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Headline: Invasion of the French infantry in Essen, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: Soldiers of the French army march across a bridge over the Ruhr in Essen.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296025Invasion of the French infantry in Essen, 1923Soldiers of the French army march across a bridge over the Ruhr in Essen.
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Headline: French armored vehicle crew in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: At the beginning of the invasion of the Ruhr area, the crew of an armored vehicle pose in front of their tank.Photo: Knorr + HirthImage number: 00296026French armored vehicle crew in the Ruhr area, 1923At the beginning of the invasion of the Ruhr area, the crew of an armored vehicle pose in front of their tank.
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Headline: French armored cars in the Ruhr area, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: The French occupied the Ruhr area in 1923. Here they march into a German city, passing by a statue.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00296027French armored cars in the Ruhr area, 1923The French occupied the Ruhr area in 1923. Here they march into a German city, passing by a statue.
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Headline: Miners from the Ruhr area leave the colliery because of the French occupation, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: These miners leave their jobs in protest against the French occupation forces. Some factories and companies were also closed by the occupation forces, and the workers were forbidden to go there.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296028Miners from the Ruhr area leave the colliery because of the French occupation, 1923These miners leave their jobs in protest against the French occupation forces. Some factories and companies were also closed by the occupation forces, and the workers were forbidden to go there.
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Headline: French soldiers guarding a coal transport at Hamm, 1923Date: 01.01.1923Image text: These two soldiers of the occupation forces guard and control the coal transport on a quarry at Hamm.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00296029French soldiers guarding a coal transport at Hamm, 1923These two soldiers of the occupation forces guard and control the coal transport on a quarry at Hamm.
DOSSIER French occupation of the Ruhr area 1923 - 1925 205 Images



