Ruhr occupation: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1923 - 1925
Location	Germany • Ruhr
Participants	Belgium • France • Germany
Context	Dawes Plan • World War I

Photos

A French soldier in uniform points a rifle with bayonet at an elderly German civilian in a coat and hat, while another soldier stands in the background on a city street in Essen.

French and Belgian soldiers in heavy coats and helmets stand and walk with horses on a cobblestone city street in the Ruhr area during the 1923 occupation.

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Key People

Wilhelm Cuno

Wilhelm Cuno

German chancellor