Occupation of the Ruhr by the French

Identifier
irn1004119
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.207.1
  • RG-60.4615
Dates
1 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv

Scope and Content

French troops occupy the Ruhr area. A scene shot from a window shows a large crowd on the street and French troops on horseback. Shot of a French tank. A title reads: "Germany's most important economic region is harrassed by heavily armed negroes." An image of a French African troop is superimposed over scenes from the Ruhr. A crowd of unemployed Germans in the street.

Note(s)

  • This is a 29 meter long excerpt. The total length of this film is 672 meters.

  • Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: no rights claimed anymore by Bundesarchiv, but we don't know who the rights holders might be

Subjects

  • INDUSTRY
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (FRENCH)
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • COAL

Places

  • Ruhr Valley, Germany

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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