Along with Lorraine, this French province was annexed by Germany in 1871
Early in World War II, the collapse 
of France in 1940 was followed by the second German annexation... [DOC] [TLE] Franco-German War | European history | Britannica.com [PAR] Dec 11, 2015 ... July 19, 1870May 10, 1871), war in which a coalition of German states led ... 
then implemented: Germany annexed Alsace and half of Lorraine, with Metz.