12th January 1923
Essen, disembarkation of infantry.
French soldiers in Essen during the occupation of the Ruhr district by French troops.
Ship Losses:
President (United States) While laid up for the winter at Graveyard Point (58°52′N 157°01′W) on the Bristol Bay coast of the Territory of Alaska, the 50-gross register ton, 72.2-foot (22.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in a storm.
West Calumb (United States) The cargo ship collided with Western Plains ( United States) at New York and sank. She was refloated on 16 January.