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This is an incomplete list of well-known Alsatians and Lorrainians (people from the region of Alsace and the region of Lorraine). Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences. Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences.
Alsace-Lorraine was occupied by Germany in 1940 during the Second World War. Although it was never formally annexed, Alsace-Lorraine was incorporated into the Greater German Reich, which had been restructured into Reichsgau. Alsace was merged with Baden, and Lorraine with the Saarland, to become part of a planned Westmark.
Alsace (/ æ l ˈ s æ s /, [5] US also / æ l ˈ s eɪ s, ˈ æ l s æ s /; [6] [7] French: ⓘ) [8] is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland.
The Musée alsacien (Alsatian museum) is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France.It opened on 11 May 1907, [1] and is dedicated to all aspects of (mostly rural) daily life in pre-industrial and early industrial Alsace.
Alsatian may refer to: A person from the Alsace region of northeast France; Alsatian dialect, the language or dialect of Alsace; German Shepherd, a breed of dog also ...
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Jean-Jacques Waltz (23 February 1873, Colmar – 10 June 1951), also known as "Oncle Hansi", or simply "Hansi" ("little John") was a French artist of Alsatian origin. He was a staunch pro-French activist, and is famous for his quaint drawings, some of which contain harsh critiques of the Germans of the time.
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