Who can explain in detail the historical process of German-French relations?

Let’s start with Napoleon. In 1804, Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and established the First French Empire. He repeatedly defeated the anti-French alliance armies of Prussia, Germany and other countries. The French army swept through various European countries. In 1815, Napoleon was captured. Defeated, the First Empire perished, and the Second French Republic was formed after 1848. The monarchy was restored in 1852 and became the Second Empire. In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War broke out, Prussian Germany occupied Paris, and the Prussian Emperor was crowned in the Palace of Versailles, establishing The German Empire, the coronation event became a shame for France, and then the Third Republic was established. World War I broke out in 1914. In 1916, German and French troops fought fiercely at Verdun in France. Germany defeated France. In 1918, Germany and its allies were defeated. Surrender, France, as a victorious country, will take back the Alsace-Lorraine region, station troops on the German border, divide Germany's overseas colonies, and the German standing army shall not exceed 100,000.

Due to the implementation of the appeasement policy of Britain and France in the 1930s, Hitler and other Nazi parties came to power in Germany. World War II broke out in 1939. In 1940, the German army defeated the so-called Maginot Line established by France in 1920 within two weeks. Occupying France, the Third Republic of France perished. At that time, French Defense Minister Charles de Gaulle led the Free French Movement. At the end of World War II in 1945, France's Fourth Republic of France was established. France tried its best to divide Germany, and the Allied forces divided and occupied Germany. , Germany split into West Germany and East Germany. After that, regarding the issue of establishing a European Union, the issue that needed to be resolved was the Franco-German issue. France and Germany had old feuds and grievances. In the end, both sides took a step back to promote the European Union. At the same time, NATO was established, and the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ended. In 1958, the Fourth French Republic ended. On the issue of Algerian independence, some military officers and French residents rebelled, and de Gaulle led the establishment of the Fifth French Republic. , France is now the Fifth Republic, and Germany completed its unification in 1990.

Now, Germany has become the fourth largest economy in the world, ranking first in the European economy, and France has a developed industrial and agricultural economy.

Germany and France became world powers.

Let’s talk about the current European debt crisis. There are also conflicts between Germany and France. France has also sent troops to the rebellion in Mali, West Africa. The interests of the country are the most important. There are no permanent friends between countries. , only constant benefits!