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Invasion of Germany

Germany · Government / Weimar Republic. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1923Date range
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Chronological records

1923

Wihelm MarxJanuary 1923

Ruhr · Government / Weimar Republic

At the end of the reparations moratorium, Germany cannot resume payments and defaults, France, accompanied by a token Belgian force, marches into the Ruhr Valley and sets up a military occupation

Names involved

Wihelm Marx

Provenance

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