Stamps of 1928 Overprinted
Issued in commemoration of the final evacuation of
the Rhineland by the Allied forces
The Allied occupation of the Rhineland was a consequence of the First World War, in which the German Reich had suffered a military defeat against the allies and associated powers. Already in the Compiègne armistice of 11 November 1918, the presence of troops of the winning powers was agreed in the Rhineland and the Saar. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles reiterated these provisions, but limited the presence of foreign troops to 15 years. The purpose of the occupation was, on the one hand, to provide France with security against a renewed German attack and, on the other, to have a guarantee for the German repair obligations to be carried out. After this was apparently reached with the Youth Plan, the occupation of the Rhineland was terminated prematurely on June 30, 1930.
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