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{{Short description|Political party in France}}
{{Short description|Political party in France}}
[[File:Wählt Landespartei.jpg|thumb|Landespartei electoral poster]]
[[File:Wählt Landespartei.jpg|thumb|Landespartei electoral poster]]
The '''Independent Regional Party for Alsace-Lorraine''' ({{lang-de|Unabhängige Landespartei für Elsaß-Lothringen}}, colloquially simply referred to as ''Landespartei'') was a [[political party]] in [[Alsace]], [[France]]. The party was founded by a group of key supporters of the publication ''Die Zukunft''. The ''Landespartei'' represented the radical fringe of the broader Alsatian autonomist movement.<ref>Fischer, Christopher J. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-t3l5UJKCcC Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939]''. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. p. 180</ref>
The '''Independent Regional Party for Alsace–Lorraine''' ({{lang-de|Unabhängige Landespartei für Elsaß-Lothringen}}, colloquially simply referred to as ''Landespartei'') was a [[political party]] in [[Alsace]], [[France]]. The party was founded by a group of key supporters of the publication ''Die Zukunft''. The ''Landespartei'' represented the radical fringe of the broader Alsatian autonomist movement.<ref>Fischer, Christopher J. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-t3l5UJKCcC Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939]''. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. p. 180</ref>


The founding meeting of the ''Landespartei'' took place in the Restaurant A l'Abattoir in [[Strasbourg]] in September 1927. Around 300 persons attended the founding meeting. The meeting was led by Paul Schall, René Hauss and Karl Roos. A programme of German linguistic demands was formulated, largely on the pattern of the ''[[Heimatbund]]''.<ref>Fischer, Christopher J. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-t3l5UJKCcC Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939]''. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. p. 191</ref>
The founding meeting of the ''Landespartei'' took place in the Restaurant A l'Abattoir in [[Strasbourg]] in September 1927. Around 300 persons attended the founding meeting. The meeting was led by Paul Schall, René Hauss and Karl Roos. A programme of German linguistic demands was formulated, largely on the pattern of the ''[[Heimatbund]]''.<ref>Fischer, Christopher J. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-t3l5UJKCcC Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939]''. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. p. 191</ref>
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In the [[1929 Strasbourg municipal election|1929 municipal election in Strasbourg]], the party won five seats and became part of the ruling majority in the city council.<ref>Hülsen, Bernhard von. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=d7MgMCMEhRgC Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890&nbsp;– 1944]''. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. p. 169</ref> The party lost one of its seats in the subsequent 1935 municipal election, in which the autonomist side lost its majority.<ref name="strass"/>
In the [[1929 Strasbourg municipal election|1929 municipal election in Strasbourg]], the party won five seats and became part of the ruling majority in the city council.<ref>Hülsen, Bernhard von. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=d7MgMCMEhRgC Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890&nbsp;– 1944]''. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. p. 169</ref> The party lost one of its seats in the subsequent 1935 municipal election, in which the autonomist side lost its majority.<ref name="strass"/>


The ''Landespartei'' gradually moved closer to [[fascism]].<ref name="p8"/> Its new publication, ''[[Die Elsaß-Lothringische Zeitung]]'' often praised [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]]. Moreover, splinter-groups of the party began forming uniformed combat groups styled after the [[Sturmabteilung|SA]].<ref name="p8"/>
The ''Landespartei'' gradually moved closer to [[fascism]].<ref name="p8"/> Its new publication, ''[[Die Elsaß–Lothringische Zeitung]]'' often praised [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]]. Moreover, splinter-groups of the party began forming uniformed combat groups styled after the [[Sturmabteilung|SA]].<ref name="p8"/>


In April 1939 the erstwhile communist newspaper ''[[Die Neue Welt]]'' was merged into ''Elsass-Lothringische Zeitung''.<ref name="strass">Hülsen, Bernhard von. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=d7MgMCMEhRgC Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890&nbsp;– 1944]''. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. pp. 170, 264</ref> In July 1939, the [[Alsatian Workers and Peasants Party]] (which had published ''Die Neue Welt'') merged into the ''Landespartei''.<ref name="als">Goodfellow, Samuel. ''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/260909 From Communism to Nazism: The Transformation of Alsatian Communists]'', in ''Journal of Contemporary History'', Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr., 1992), pp. 231–258</ref>
In April 1939 the erstwhile communist newspaper ''[[Die Neue Welt]]'' was merged into ''Elsass-Lothringische Zeitung''.<ref name="strass">Hülsen, Bernhard von. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=d7MgMCMEhRgC Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890&nbsp;– 1944]''. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. pp. 170, 264</ref> In July 1939, the [[Alsatian Workers and Peasants Party]] (which had published ''Die Neue Welt'') merged into the ''Landespartei''.<ref name="als">Goodfellow, Samuel. ''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/260909 From Communism to Nazism: The Transformation of Alsatian Communists]'', in ''Journal of Contemporary History'', Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr., 1992), pp. 231–258</ref>

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Landespartei electoral poster

The Independent Regional Party for Alsace–Lorraine (German: Unabhängige Landespartei für Elsaß-Lothringen, colloquially simply referred to as Landespartei) was a political party in Alsace, France. The party was founded by a group of key supporters of the publication Die Zukunft. The Landespartei represented the radical fringe of the broader Alsatian autonomist movement.[1]

The founding meeting of the Landespartei took place in the Restaurant A l'Abattoir in Strasbourg in September 1927. Around 300 persons attended the founding meeting. The meeting was led by Paul Schall, René Hauss and Karl Roos. A programme of German linguistic demands was formulated, largely on the pattern of the Heimatbund.[2]

In the 1928 parliamentary election Landespartei obtained 11.5% of the votes in Lower Alsace (the French département of Bas-Rhin).[3]

In 1928 the Landespartei joined the Volksfront, a coalition of Alsatian political parties favouring autonomy for the region.[4]

In the 1929 municipal election in Strasbourg, the party won five seats and became part of the ruling majority in the city council.[5] The party lost one of its seats in the subsequent 1935 municipal election, in which the autonomist side lost its majority.[6]

The Landespartei gradually moved closer to fascism.[4] Its new publication, Die Elsaß–Lothringische Zeitung often praised Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Moreover, splinter-groups of the party began forming uniformed combat groups styled after the SA.[4]

In April 1939 the erstwhile communist newspaper Die Neue Welt was merged into Elsass-Lothringische Zeitung.[6] In July 1939, the Alsatian Workers and Peasants Party (which had published Die Neue Welt) merged into the Landespartei.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fischer, Christopher J. Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. p. 180
  2. ^ Fischer, Christopher J. Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. p. 191
  3. ^ Hülsen, Bernhard von. Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890 – 1944. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. p. 166
  4. ^ a b c Fischer, Christopher J. Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870–1939. New York: Berghahn Books, 2010. pp. 198–199
  5. ^ Hülsen, Bernhard von. Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890 – 1944. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. p. 169
  6. ^ a b Hülsen, Bernhard von. Szenenwechsel im Elsass: Theater und Gesellschaft in Straßburg zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich : 1890 – 1944. Leipzig: Leipziger Univ.-Verl, 2003. pp. 170, 264
  7. ^ Goodfellow, Samuel. From Communism to Nazism: The Transformation of Alsatian Communists, in Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr., 1992), pp. 231–258
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