Alsace–Lorraine

Alsace–Lorraine (German: Elsaß–Lothringen), officially the Imperial Territory of Alsace–Lorraine (), was a territory of the German Empire which is now part of France. It was established in 1871 by the German Empire after it had occupied the region during the Franco-Prussian War. The region was officially ceded to the German Empire in the Treaty of Frankfurt. French resentment about the loss of the territory was one of the contributing factors to World War I. Alsace–Lorraine was annexed in practice by France at the war's end following Germany's defeat in 1918, but only formally ceded back in 19

1871 peace treaty ending the Franco-Prussian War

Christian and French patriotic symbol

short-lived unrecognised socialist state in Alsace-Lorraine during the German Revolution of November 1918

political scandal

national anthem

District of Alsace-Lorraine

mountain pass

Political party in the German Empire