7 Facts You Need to Know About the History of the Alsace https://www.thecollector.com/7-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-history-of-the-alsace/

Alsace is a unique region in Europe where the culture is a unique blend of French and German traditions and its history is integral to the European Union of today.

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@MelRootsNWrites He is listed as missing on Sept 8, 1915 at La Harazée (Vienne-le-Château), with no official notice. Then it says that he was taken prisoner in Argonne (where the fighting was) and interned at the Vahn (Wahn) camp. I understand that in the heat of the fighting, he was taken prisoner, and the official authorities initially reported him missing before being officially informed.

Here's more information about this camp https://histoiresdepoilus.boitasite.com/camps/camp-wahn.php

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If you are interested in French history, I recommend you read this article on the history of the Paris Commune (1871):
"Women at the barricades"
https://flip.it/XKA0XA

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Have ever wonder what was the marginal annotations on French records and why, sometimes there are none?

In this two-part blog post, I explain what you could find and when.

https://myfrenchancestor.com/marginal-annotations-in-french-records/

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