FYI: The netherlands also has one.
And Germany was invited to D-Day celebration in recent years.
I know there are more nations (Belgians for example). As a matter of fact I personally find WWI - memorial days more offensive than those from WWII -
FYI: The netherlands also has one.
And Germany was invited to D-Day celebration in recent years.
What about Belgium?I know there are more nations (Belgians for example). As a matter of fact I personally find WWI - memorial days more offensive than those from WWII -![]()
I am not sure if ANY different peace treaty even without annexations (Europe or elsewhere) could have made the German Empire and France firends.
The "better" sitiuation would have been even MORE annexations - at least Belfort, but also the whole of Meurthe and Moselle departements and if you want to get on the save side also Vosges and Meuse.
IN addition the establishment of the "Reichsland" itself was a mistake. Alsace (Elsass) should have been included into Baden and Lorraine (Lothringen) to the Bavarian Palatinate - this would faciliate the "assimilation of those territories).
Regarding Sedanstag - well I think its basically something a victorious nation will do: the Allies still celebrate D-Day (not officially) or V-day Europe or the end of the First World War - (France: Mai 8th - Nov 11th). US : Veterans Day (Nov 11th) Russia Victory day. Of course only "revanchists" would feel offended
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1) During the 1871-1914 period, 600,000 Alsatian or Mosellans left Elsass-Lothringen. That's nearly 40% of the 1871 population (1,600,000). Not all of them went to France, but a lot did and they formed what was called the Alsatian disapora, which was VERY anti-german. This was not a one-off thing but a continuously reinforced one (only about 100,000 alsatians left in the first year, IIRC), bringin to life the stories of prussian yoke.
2) The prussian administration of Elsass-Lothringen was widly inconsistent. While some administrators were trying to woo the alsacians to the Reich (esp in the first years, e.g. creation of the University of Strasbourg - which actually backfired badly ), some were for applying prussian rigors and punishments. All that was reported in french press and through the diaspora.
And the Alsacian delegates were not seated as voting members of the Reichstag until 1913.