Occupation of the Ruhr by the French
Film | Accession Number: 2007.207.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4615 | Film ID: 2841
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.
- Duration
- 00:01:15
- Date
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Production:
1929
- Locale
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Ruhr Valley,
Germany
- Language
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Silent
- Genre/Form
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Propaganda.
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv
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Record last modified: 2020-08-04 09:21:42
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