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Occupation of the Ruhr 1923 - 1925, French sentry is guarding confiscated coal, June 1923, coloured photograph, cigarette card, series "Die Nachkriegszeit", 1935, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo - Alamy
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January 20th, 1923] "French infantrymen marching into Gelsenkirchen in the German Rhineland during the occupation of the Ruhr." : r/100yearsago
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French troops move to occupy German Ruhr region amid claims of a reparations default | Century Ireland
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Occupation of the Ruhr 1923 - 1925, French soldiers in Essen, March 1924, coloured photograph, cigarette card, series "Die Nachkriegszeit",1935, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo - Alamy
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