After the ceasefire following the Fall of France in June 1940, Alsace was annexed to Germany and a rigorous policy of Germanisation was imposed upon it by the Gauleiter Robert Heinrich Wagner. When, in July 1940, the first evacuees were allowed to return, only residents of Alsatian origin were admitted. The last Jews were deported on 15 July 1940 and the main synagogue, a huge Romanesque revival building that had been a major architectural landmark with its 54-metre-high dome since its completion in 1897, was set ablaze, then razed. COUNT 5
QSN1 In what year was the Fall of France? ANS1 1940 QSN2 What country was Alsace annexed to?  ANS2 Germany QSN3 Who imposed the rigorous policy of Germanisation? ANS3 Gauleiter Robert Heinrich Wagner QSN4 When were the first evacuees allowed to return? ANS4 July 1940 QSN5  How high was the dome at the Romanesque revival building? ANS5 54-metre