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A color map of Germany before and during the war from a French postcard, including the German states, views of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Rhine. Alsace and Lorraine are in the southwest. Higher resolution.

A color map of Germany before and during the war from a French postcard, including the German states, views of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Rhine. Alsace and Lorraine are in the southwest.

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Allemagne, Duitschland, Mer du Nord, Mer Baltique, Russie, Hongrie, Autriche, Suisse, France, Belgique, Pays Bas

Other views: Front, Back

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Sources

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