Cartoon by Hartung on the consequences of the signing of the Élysée Treaty (24 January 1963)

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‘Charles Bonaparte–Konrad von Bismarck: down with helmet and sword!’ On 24 January 1963, German cartoonist Wilhelm Hartung illustrates the joint declaration by French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at the signing of the Élysée Treaty: ‘Convinced that the reconciliation of the German people and the French people, ending a centuries-old rivalry, constitutes a historic event which profoundly transforms the relations between the two peoples […]’. The signing of the treaty, which strengthened Franco-German cooperation, ended with a somewhat improvised embrace between the two men, which was immortalised by the press of the time. The era of antagonism and bloody conflict between the two countries seems to have long since passed.

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Source: HARTUNG, Wilhelm. "Charles Bonaparte-Konrad von Bismarck. Weg mit Helm und Säbel!" dans Die Welt. Unabhängige Tageszeitung. Hamburg: Die Welt. 24.01.1963, n°20, p.2.

Copyright: (c) Hartung

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Cartoon by Hartung on the consequences of the signing of the Élysée Treaty (24 January 1963)