The Alsace-Moselle is the current legal name of the Alsace-
Lorraine territory, the part of France that was part of Germany
from 1871 to 1919 (and then from 1940 to 1944–1945), consisting
of the départements of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin (both of which
make up Alsace), and the département of Moselle (itself being
the eastern part of Lorraine). Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland
Elsaß-Lothringen generally Elsass - Lothringen) was a
territorial entity created by the German Empire in 1871 This
article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject
see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal
Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country
in Central Europe. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year
starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the
Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common
year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar
of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a
Leap year starting on Monday (