Ruhr Valley Occupied (1923)

Item title reads Ruhr valley occupied by 40, 000 French troops including armoured cars, cavalry batteries of artillery and tanks. Germany. Intertitle In Essen home of Krupp s famous Works and centre of the Ruhr M, S of cars driving through streets, people stand at the side. Troops ride through on horses, Marshal Foch talks to another military officer then gets on his horse and rides off. M, S of lorries and soldiers marching down the street, some are on horses, armoured cars drive through, someone films them. Military officials stand around. Soldiers pose for the camera, one holds a flag. Various shots of soldiers eating. L, S of soldiers in woods, a group look at a map. Various shots of troops making their way down the streets with supplies on carriages. Marshal Foch and others enter a building. Intertitle German population were overawed by the imposing display of The camera pans over people behind troops. Two soldiers sit down, we see the armoured cars aga