''Der Elsässer Bote'' ('The Alsatian Messenger') was a

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daily newspaper in

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. ''Der Elsässer Bote'' was the organ of the pro-French Catholic party APNA, and was launched in 1928 with financial support from the French state. Dr. Haenggy served as the editor-in-chief of ''Der Elsässer Bote''. As of 1930, ''Der Elsässer Bote'' had the largest circulation of all party-affiliated daily newspapers in

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, with a daily circulation of around 18,000. It ceased publication in 1940.

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1928 establishments in France 1940 disestablishments in France Defunct newspapers published in France German-language newspapers published in Alsace-Lorraine Newspapers established in 1928 Publications disestablished in 1940 {{france-newspaper-stub