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thermbug t1_j2c3hj1 wrote

Not quite the same but my dad grew up in Alsace Lorraine which had a similar history of jumping between France and Germany. He grew up near a street that had both Rue and Strasse in the name.

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Shot-Spray5935 t1_j2d5rv1 wrote

I'm from Silesia and my family members fought in WWII on both sides. Fortunately different fronts so they didn't have to shoot each other. It was quite common here in fact. My grandfather fought in WWII on the Polish side was killed when Wehrmacht shelled their positions while his wife's uncle was a real Nazi. My poor grandma must have been confused.

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rockypecheur t1_j2egc9c wrote

My French teacher was actually German. I would joke that I learned Alsatian ( funnier back when we used Alsatian in place of German Shepherd; like Freedom Fries)

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