Life in Alsace Lorraine Documentary
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Date: 2022-07-19
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Andrew
My great-great grandfather was from Alsace. His surname (my mom's surname) was Koenig. They identified as French, however, and were Catholics. I guess when tensions got high, he left Alsace and immigrated to the US, settling in Cajun country south Louisiana. Not sure if he had associates and relatives in Louisiana, or just ended up at the port of New Orleans by coincidence and decided to stick around. His name was Alphonse Koenig (my grandfather was Claude Koenig. if any distant Alsatian relatives are here, would love to connect.
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My great-great grandfather was from Alsace. His surname (my mom's surname) was Koenig. They identified as French, however, and were Catholics. I guess when tensions got high, he left Alsace and immigrated to the US, settling in Cajun country south Louisiana. Not sure if he had associates and relatives in Louisiana, or just ended up at the port of New Orleans by coincidence and decided to stick around. His name was Alphonse Koenig (my grandfather was Claude Koenig. if any distant Alsatian relatives are here, would love to connect.
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Leo
Happy to have a focus on my home region! I wish it were more balanced, mentioning all the great things Germany brought to Alsace-Lorraine, especially the granting of a constitution (1911) and a great deal of autonomy that it would never recover under French rule.
It would also be helpful to talk about the mistrust French people had into Alsatians, see for instance the Dreyfus affair where a (Jewish) Alsatian was accused of spying on behalf of Germany.
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Happy to have a focus on my home region! I wish it were more balanced, mentioning all the great things Germany brought to Alsace-Lorraine, especially the granting of a constitution (1911) and a great deal of autonomy that it would never recover under French rule.
It would also be helpful to talk about the mistrust French people had into Alsatians, see for instance the Dreyfus affair where a (Jewish) Alsatian was accused of spying on behalf of Germany.
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Cojimoto
This all negative perspective is not very accurate. Especially the tension between the catholics and the german empire became weaker during the period of a strong anti-religious feeling in france, while religious freedom was one of the cornerstones of the empire since alsace-lorraine borders to the majority catholic Baden to the east and the majority catholic rhineland-palatine to the north-east
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This all negative perspective is not very accurate. Especially the tension between the catholics and the german empire became weaker during the period of a strong anti-religious feeling in france, while religious freedom was one of the cornerstones of the empire since alsace-lorraine borders to the majority catholic Baden to the east and the majority catholic rhineland-palatine to the north-east
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Mikael
This really isn't the whole picture. By the 1900s loyalty to France had diminished completely due to catholics being alienated by France's laicism, jews due to the Dreyfus-affair, young people not remembering the French days, Berlin granting the region more rights and overall economic success of the German empire.
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This really isn't the whole picture. By the 1900s loyalty to France had diminished completely due to catholics being alienated by France's laicism, jews due to the Dreyfus-affair, young people not remembering the French days, Berlin granting the region more rights and overall economic success of the German empire.
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Breadknight
I don't understand why they really needed Alsace and Lorraine. I mean, it was obvious that Alsace was more german and Lorraine was more french. And with Alsace the germans even got the rhine back. It would have been the better option just to seperate those two provinces.
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I don't understand why they really needed Alsace and Lorraine. I mean, it was obvious that Alsace was more german and Lorraine was more french. And with Alsace the germans even got the rhine back. It would have been the better option just to seperate those two provinces.
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Snake
My great-great-grandparents are from Alsace Lorraine. They came to the US to get away from the Germans. My great grandma, who grew up in the US, married a German boy whose family also came to the US to get away from the Germans. There were no family reunions for a long time.
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My great-great-grandparents are from Alsace Lorraine. They came to the US to get away from the Germans. My great grandma, who grew up in the US, married a German boy whose family also came to the US to get away from the Germans. There were no family reunions for a long time.
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Emre
I understood much better what all that obsession was about, when I visited the region a couple of years ago. (was on my bucket list) It is an extremely beautiful piece of land. I'd recommend anyone who has the chance to go visit and see for themselves.
Cheers
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I understood much better what all that obsession was about, when I visited the region a couple of years ago. (was on my bucket list) It is an extremely beautiful piece of land. I'd recommend anyone who has the chance to go visit and see for themselves.
Cheers
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Luboman411
Le Catholique. Germany is sehr gut! Turns out Germany is amazing and we're just a bunch of ingrates. Shame on us. Catholic God, who's totally a Protestant by the way, is also ashamed of us. I, for one, welcome our new German overlords. BRILLIANT!
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Le Catholique. Germany is sehr gut! Turns out Germany is amazing and we're just a bunch of ingrates. Shame on us. Catholic God, who's totally a Protestant by the way, is also ashamed of us. I, for one, welcome our new German overlords. BRILLIANT!
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education
One of my mother's ancestral families were German-speaking Alsatians. They came to the United States culturally German, but carrying French passports/ documentation. I believe this occurred shortly prior to the German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine.
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One of my mother's ancestral families were German-speaking Alsatians. They came to the United States culturally German, but carrying French passports/ documentation. I believe this occurred shortly prior to the German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine.
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Morgan
My great grandmother came from Alsace Lorraine. We had a hard time knowing if we were Swiss, German or French. We settled on German, my great grandfather hooked up with her in Erfurt because she got tried of the constant crap between the countries.
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My great grandmother came from Alsace Lorraine. We had a hard time knowing if we were Swiss, German or French. We settled on German, my great grandfather hooked up with her in Erfurt because she got tried of the constant crap between the countries.
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julius
Some of my ancestors were amongst the 50, 000 that chose to leave rather than become German. They owned a small textile factory, and when the Germans took over they relocated it in Normandy, with most of the employees choosing to come with them.
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Some of my ancestors were amongst the 50, 000 that chose to leave rather than become German. They owned a small textile factory, and when the Germans took over they relocated it in Normandy, with most of the employees choosing to come with them.
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nickn
A terrible video that cut both front and back, and explained that Alsace Lorraine was French territory from the beginning. Originally part of the Holy Roman Empire, it was a 'German territory' occupied by France.
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A terrible video that cut both front and back, and explained that Alsace Lorraine was French territory from the beginning. Originally part of the Holy Roman Empire, it was a 'German territory' occupied by France.
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lemmenkainen
Thanks for this video, my family largely immigrated from the area in 1888 though we don't have reliable information on why most of the extended family up and moved. This might explain a good bit of it.
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Thanks for this video, my family largely immigrated from the area in 1888 though we don't have reliable information on why most of the extended family up and moved. This might explain a good bit of it.
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Suchend
Alsace Lorraine was German as part of the Holy Roman Empire before France annexed it in the 30 years war.
That does not mean, that any of the measures taken and the events happening were good or just.
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Alsace Lorraine was German as part of the Holy Roman Empire before France annexed it in the 30 years war.
That does not mean, that any of the measures taken and the events happening were good or just.
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Garth
So the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine was not just completely unnecessary, but ended up being detrimental to and unpleasant for everybody involved, including Germany. Yeah the Hohenzollerns were idiots.
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So the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine was not just completely unnecessary, but ended up being detrimental to and unpleasant for everybody involved, including Germany. Yeah the Hohenzollerns were idiots.
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angel
Not hard to understand why many French / German live in America now. My father's family is from Alsace. At some point getting mixed up in someone else's argument is just no longer worth it.
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Not hard to understand why many French / German live in America now. My father's family is from Alsace. At some point getting mixed up in someone else's argument is just no longer worth it.
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Shawn
During the great Nordic war:
Danish soldier: wait, why are we fighting? We're practically brothers!
Swedish: Die you fkng animal!
Humanity in a nut shell.
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During the great Nordic war:
Danish soldier: wait, why are we fighting? We're practically brothers!
Swedish: Die you fkng animal!
Humanity in a nut shell.
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Brune
You've talked about Alsace Lorraine as if it was a unified region, but they're 2 very different territories.
Saint Joan of Arc came from Lorraine.
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You've talked about Alsace Lorraine as if it was a unified region, but they're 2 very different territories.
Saint Joan of Arc came from Lorraine.
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Achille
Fun fact, my grandpa was born in German Alsace-Lorraine in 1940, he had to become french in 1946 and denied his German nationality in the meantime.
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Fun fact, my grandpa was born in German Alsace-Lorraine in 1940, he had to become french in 1946 and denied his German nationality in the meantime.
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