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Release Date:
November 2, 2020
Original Title:
La Honte noire : chroniques de l'occupation de la Rhénanie
Genres:
Documentary | History | War
Production Companies:
ARTE
DOCDAYS Productions
DW
ZDF
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U
Following the First World War, some 100,000 French soldiers were sent to Germany to occupy the Rhineland. Around 20,000 of them came from the French colonies, notably Tunisia and Morocco. These men were soon the target of a smear campaign that made headlines around the world under the slogan "La honte noire" ("Black Shame")...
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