Along with Lorraine, this French province was annexed by Germany in 1871
[DOC] [TLE] Alsace-Lorraine - Wikipedia [PAR] The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (German: Reichsland Elsa-Lothringen or Elsass-Lothringen) was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle department of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War.