UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                                       
                                    FORM 13F
                                       
                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE


                  Report for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2005



                       GREAT AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC
                 One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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     (Name and Address of Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report)
                                       

                          Form 13F File Number:  Unassigned


The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

                                 Robert H. Ruffing
                                  (513) 579-2144
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                (Name, Title and Phone Number of Person Signing
                 this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager)


Signature:

s/Robert H. Ruffing                       Cincinnati, Ohio       May 11, 2005
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Robert H. Ruffing



Report Type:
     [ ]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
     [X]  13F NOTICE.
     [ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT.

Other Manager Reporting for this Manager:
    (28-4389) American Financial Group, Inc.






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