The Memorial, which was inaugurated on 18 June 2005, [1] is located in Schirmeck in Alsace, near the former Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp, opened by the Nazis in August 1940 at the beginning of the annexation.
The Memorial follows the history of Alsace and Moselle, from 1870 to the present day, focusing on the annexations by Germany.
The construction of a historical interpretive centre recounting the specific experiences of Alsace and Moselle had its genesis in a proposal by Jean-Pierre Masseret, Secretary of State for Veterans and Victims of War, which was supported by regional politicians.
Alain Ferry, MP for the Bas-Rhin Department has been president of the managing body from the beginning.
On September 16, 2000, Jean-Louis English (1939-2003), then director of France 3 Alsace, created the Association of Friends of the Alsace-Moselle Memorial (AMAM).