Alsatia Strasbourg

Alsatia Strasbourg
university	University of Strasbourg
Foundation date	January 25, 1926
Motto	In fide, virtus et amicitia!
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Alsatia Circle

Alsatia Strasbourg was an Alsatian Catholic fraternity at the University of Strasbourg , which existed in its original form from 1926 to 1941. During the Nazi era , Alsatia was converted into a comradeship in 1941 and from then on bore the name of Kameradschaft Karl Roos . With the withdrawal of the German army from Alsace in 1944, the comradeship was dissolved.

history

The First World War ended with the signing of the armistice deed on November 11, 1918 in Compiègne . The Strasbourg Kaiser Wilhelm University was abolished and the corporations accredited to it were dissolved. However, old men from various associations countered and met on January 19, 1919 to discuss the establishment of a Catholic students and academics association, although the old student forms were no longer possible under the new political regime. The Cercle Ozanam , founded on January 29th, was joined by a few members of the former Strasbourg CV connections as well as numerous students from the post-war period. However, since this association was a French-style student association that claimed the monopoly to represent the Catholic student body at the University of Strasbourg, the former CVers saw no future for themselves here. Under the influence of the leader of the Alsatian People's Party and member of the German Reichstag , Abbé Dr. Xaver Haegy , the founding idea of a new CV connection took on more concrete forms six years later. Finally, on January 25, 1926, Alsatia was founded with the colors blue-red-gold.

On March 3, 1926, the 131-article rules of procedure came into force. On February 11, ten young, Catholic Alsatians and Lorraine people took the boys' oath and received the light blue, red and gold ribbon. To give the new connection from the outset a strong moral and economic support, it became part of an old boys' association on March 4, the next former CVern several KVer , Unitarians and Nichtinkorporierte gradually over a hundred Catholic academics, joined. The list of members of the old gentry comprised 104 names, of which a third were clergy , 20 percent each were lawyers and educators, and the rest were almost exclusively doctors and pharmacists . The main events were the retreats on Mount Odile , which were held every semester. In addition, several excursions took place annually in Alsace and Lorraine . Lectures, visits to pubs and conventions rounded off the semester programs.

Alsatia was never free from hostility and slander during the entire duration of its existence. From the French side, first and foremost some press organs, no opportunity was missed to accuse the Alsatians of revanchist, Reich German and thus anti-French activities. No matter whether it was about singing old German songs or the publication of a Franco-German songbook or whether Alsatia presented herself with her flag at the inauguration of a new monument or whether it was an invitation from an Austrian politician to give a lecture The press, especially the Journal de l'Est , tried to create a mood against Alsatia and headlined “Il faut en finir!”.

But there were also positive signals again and again, not least from those around the Catholic Church, which had originally been very reserved about a German-based corporation in Strasbourg: in 1929 permission was given to participate in the Corpus Christi procession in Strasbourg Cathedral, and in 1930 the first invitation to attend Participation in the Holy Spirit Mass, at which Alsatia was allowed to charge in the cathedral's high choir. In 1931 a three-country meeting was held in which Alsatia, Rauracia Basel (StV) and Arminia Freiburg (CV) took part. This should also implement the idea of ​​helping at the liaison level to reduce the differences between the European peoples.

After a deep crisis that led to the resignation of several Alsatians in the winter semester of 1931/32, the connection experienced a new upswing. In 1936, the Aktivitas membership directory shows ten neophilists , six inactive, sixteen active, eleven foxes and two traffic guests. The annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the National Socialists had far-reaching consequences for Alsatia as well. In 1941, the connection was forcibly converted into a comradeship based on the practiced model and was henceforth known as the Kameradschaft Karl Roos . In 1944, with the withdrawal of the German army from Alsace, the existence of Alsatia ended for good.

In 1992 the Cercle d 'Etudiants Alsatia was founded at the Strasbourg University . After the persons responsible had been made aware of the name of the predecessor, which had been burdened during the years of occupation, the new Alsatia felt compelled to discard this name and renamed itself Robert Schuman Argentorata (RSA). RSA is a member of the European Cartel Association (EKV) and a friendly association in the CV.

literature

• Friedrich J. Ortwein: Alsatia Strasbourg 1926-1941. In: ders. (Ed.): Rappoltstein. 1905-2005. Locher, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-930054-50-7 , pp. 104-106 ( PDF ; 186 kB).

Remarks

1. ↑ Cerle Ozanam, named after Friedrich Ozanam, actually Antoine-Frederic Ozanam, see also his biography
2. ↑ Schiweck-Mauck "Lexicon of CV and ÖCV connections", GDS Würzburg 1997
3. ↑ A copy of the German Rules of Procedure (GO) has been preserved (archive of the KDStV Rappoltstein Strasbourg to Cologne in the CV); also a copy of the Statuts du Cercle Universitaire Catholique 'Alsatia' - Catholic Student Union 'Alsatia' (in French), which, according to an attached memo, could be from 1936.
4. ↑ Scherer "Eckart 1905-1930"; Self-published by VKDST Eckart, Cologne 1930
5. ^ List of the Anciens (AHAH) du Cercle Universitaire Catholique Alsatia Strasbourg '; Copy of a typewritten manuscript, undated (probably after 1928); (Archive of the KDStV Rappoltstein, see Fn3.)
6. ^ Kissel "Alsatia Strasbourg - A Review"; in: Alsatia 1926-1936 (Festschrift of Alsatia Strasbourg, printed as a manuscript), p. 18f
7. ^ Karl Roos , regional chairman of the Independent State Party, advocated an independent Alsace-Lorraine. Roos surrendered to the French judicial authorities in 1939, was convicted of espionage in Germany's favor, and executed that same year. The Nazis declared Roos a martyr for the German Alsace .