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Graphic of a boot coming down on a Ruhr skyline, followed by a quotation from William Tell. A map shows the Ruhr area and the towns that are occupied by the French. A title onscreen asks why the French occupied the Ruhr in the first place, followed by shots of the bustling coal industry. Shots of French troops on the streets. Panning shot of stationary rail cars filled with coal.

Met index, lit. opg. 476 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

location of manuscript: www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 009/023a 009/023c

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.

Reel 12: German troops advance, reduce French strong points, fire artillery, guard French POWs, cross a pontoon bridge and enter French forts. German officers ride in staff cars. French soldiers load guns in their forts. French officers surrender. French POWs plod along, Senegalese POWs dance. German flag covers a WWI monument in Compiegne, German troops stand at attention. Hitler, Goering and others ...

Bibliography: p. 293-296. - Index. x, 306 p. : ill., facs., portr. ; 25 cm.

Contains a typescript copy of a memoir which relates to Thomas J. Schwab's French family's experiences during the Holocaust.

Met lit.opg.: p. 183-185. - Index. XXXIV, 188 p. ; 23 cm.

1st ed., English-language ed. 446 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, facsimiles ; 26 cm