Simplicissimus, November 1913. Cartoon depicting the Zabern Affair: 'The Alsatian Bogeyman'. Germany annexed Alsace-Lorraine in 1871; A Prussian lieutenant used a derogatory term to refer to an Alsatian recruit. He then faced threats from the local popula

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