Elsässischer Bauernbund
The Elsässischer Bauernbund (fr:L'Union paysanne d'Alsace) was a farmers' organization in interwar Alsace.
The Union paysanne d'Alsace was established in February 1924 in Colmar by farmers from Haut-Rhin as a reaction against the pro-government agricultural federation of Alsace-Lorraine. Initially a professional organization, it advocated a corporative structure, rejected Marxism and capitalism, and was rooted in social Christianity.
Joseph Bilger became its secretary-general in 1928,[1][2] leading peasant protests in Alsace-Moselle during the 1930s. In 1934, Bilger transitioned the Bauernbund into politics amidst a crisis affecting small farmers in Alsace and Moselle.[3]
It was strongest in the Bas-Rhin region and had strong links with the German Nazi regime.[4] It had about 6,000 activists.[5] Although they were Alsatian regionalists they had close links with the French nationalist Comités de défense paysanne,[6] who didn't organize in Alsace because of the Bauernbund's presence.[7]
In 1935, the Union paysanne was integrated into the newly founded antiparliamentary Front national du travail (FNT).
References
- ^ Passmore 2013, p. Chapter 11.
- ^ Robert-Diard 2008.
- ^ The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939 The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939, Chapter 3
- ^ Carrol 2018, p. Chapter 3.
- ^ Goodfellow 2013, p. 98.
- ^ Ory 1975, p. 169.
- ^ Irvine 1999.
Sources
- Carrol, Alison (2018), "3", The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939 (online ed.), Oxford: Oxford Academic, retrieved 2024-12-02
- Goodfellow, Samuel Huston (2013), "Fascism as a Transnational Movement: The Case of Inter-War Alsace", Contemporary European History, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, retrieved 2024-12-02
- Irvine, William D. (1999), Forum on Robert O. Paxton, French Peasant Fascism, retrieved 2024-12-02
- Ory, Pascal (1975), "Le dorgérisme, institution et discours d'une colère paysanne (1929-1939)", Revue d'Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine, 22 (2): 168–190, doi:10.3406/rhmc.1975.2416, retrieved 2024-11-13
- Passmore, Kevin (2013), "11 Apogee and Crisis (1928–1932)", The Right in France from the Third Republic to Vichy (online ed.), Oxford: Oxford Academic, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658206.003.0004, ISBN 9780191745034, retrieved 2024-11-26
- Robert-Diard, Pascale (July 21, 2008). "Les Bilger, fils d'une ambition". Le Monde. Retrieved December 2, 2024.