‘Everything’s fine, Monseigneur … Frau Hildegarde und das rest are following on behind …’ On 5 September 1962, French cartoonist Roland Moisan illustrates General de Gaulle’s official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. During this six-day visit, the French President, cheered on by the crowds, gives several speeches that he has memorised in German. The visit would be remembered as one of the major milestones on the road to reconciliation between France and Germany. On the right, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer escorts General de Gaulle’s troop as he travels across the FRG.