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What is the border between France and Germany?
The border between France and Germany is know as The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine. It was created in 1871 by the German Empire after they won the Franco-Prussian War.
What area did France give to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?
Germany annexed the previously-independent countries of Baden, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Hesse-Darmstadt. Germany also annexed the French territories of Alsace and Lorraine which Germany renamed as Elsaß-Lothringen.
How did Hitler avoid the maginot line built by France?
The Maginot Line mostly defended the border between Germany and France; while it did extend up to defend the Franco-Belgian border too, these northern defenses were nowhere near as strong as those on the Franco-German border. The Wehrmacht invaded Belgium and the Netherlands, and was then able to smash through these weaker defenses.
Where is Italy in relation to Germany?
Italy is south of Germany. They do not border but they are close.
When did Germany go through Luxembourg to get to France during World War 1?
Because France had put up virtually no defenses along the Belgo-Luxembourg border (because Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg had declared their neutrality) the Germans simply "walked around" the massive defenses that the French had put up on the Franco-German border.
What is the border province added to the German confederation by the Franco-Prussian War?
As the result of France's loss in the Franco-Prussian War, the northeastern French Province of Alsace Lorraine (called Elsass-Lohringen in German) was ceded to Greater Germany.
Border province added to the German confederation by the franco prussian war?
Alsace Lorraine
What is the border between France and Germany?
The border between France and Germany is know as The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine. It was created in 1871 by the German Empire after they won the Franco-Prussian War.
What area did France give to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?
Germany annexed the previously-independent countries of Baden, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Hesse-Darmstadt. Germany also annexed the French territories of Alsace and Lorraine which Germany renamed as Elsaß-Lothringen.
Why did the battle of Waterloo take place in a particular place?
Napoleon wished to attack the Allied armies, the nearest of which, the Prussian Army under Blucher and the Allied Army under Wellington, were situated near what is now the Franco-Belgian border. The village of Waterloo was a few miles north of the Prussian position and to where the allies were eventually forced to come together.
How did Hitler avoid the maginot line built by France?
The Maginot Line mostly defended the border between Germany and France; while it did extend up to defend the Franco-Belgian border too, these northern defenses were nowhere near as strong as those on the Franco-German border. The Wehrmacht invaded Belgium and the Netherlands, and was then able to smash through these weaker defenses.
Border province of france seized by prussia in 1871?
The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine were seized by Germany as part of the settlement of the Franco-Prussian War. They were reorganized as a single province within Germany, renamed Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen in German). Germany continued to control Alsace-Lorraine until the end of World War I, and then again briefly during World War II.
Does Germany border the Mediterranean Sea?
Germany has no border with the Mediterranean
How did the Treaty of Versailles protect France?
It severely reduced Germany's army and naval in order to protect all of Europe and ordered Germany to keep its army out of the Rhineland, a strip of land on the Franco-German border, to specifically defend France.
How many countries share a border with Germany?
how many countries border touch with Germany
What country is on the northern border of Germany?
Denmark is located on the northern border of Germany.
What providence borders Maine?
Both New Brunswick and Quebec border Maine.
