The Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic (1918)

The Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic (République des conseils d'Alsace-Lorraine / Räterepublik Elsaß-Lothringen) was a short-lived state that existed in 1918. It was established in the aftermath of the German Revolution that occured towards the end of the First World War. Soon after future mayor of Strasbourg Jacques Peirotes asked the French to intervene and so the French retook Alsace-Lorraine.
History Hustle presents: The Alsace-Lorraine Soviet Republic (1918).


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SOURCES
– The Vanquished. Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923 (Robert Gerwarth).
– Musée historique de Strasbourg (Historical Museum of the City of Strasbourg).

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