Alsace and Lorraine became part of France after world war 1. to which country did they belong before world war 1

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Conner Powell

18 August, 22:42

Alsace and Lorraine became part of France after world war 1. to which country did they belong before world war 1

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Once the home of the Gauls, this roughly 5,000 square mile area was officially recognized by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle department of Lorraine after the Franco-Prussian War. After World War I in 1919, it was reclaimed by France.