French territory, mostly north-east France along the border with Belgium and Luxembourg, was under military occupation by the German Empire during World War I. This entailed various impositions on the
German soldiers resting during the occupation of the town of Hautmont.
German occupation of the city hall (hôtel de ville) of Caudry, France, during World War I.
Scene in front of the Cathedral of Laon, France, March 1917.
Front in 1914. Click to see enlarged version.
French Third Republic
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The French Third Republic was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fa
Proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy in front of the Palais Bourbon, seat of the Corps Législatif, on 4 September 1870
A French propaganda poster from 1917 is captioned with an 18th-century quote: "Even in 1788, Mirabeau was saying that War is the National Industry of Prussia."
The Sacré-Cœur Basilica was built as a symbol of the Ordre Moral.
Georges Ernest Boulanger, nicknamed Général Revanche