pro-German

British

adjective

in favour of or supporting Germany, its people, culture, etc

pro-German sentiment in Britain

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pro-German

When war was declared, David recanted his previously strong pro-German views and toed a patriotic line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Another pop historian who replicated Tansill’s thesis was Harry Elmer Barnes, a pro-German apologist and rabid isolationist.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2023

This time, however, the crowd was frenziedly pro-German.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023

One senator ran pro-German propaganda articles in magazines under his name that had actually been written by Viereck and delivered pro-German speeches on the floor of Congress written by officials of the Nazi government.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

The pretext came with the "arrest" on April 24, 1918, of a prominent pro-German banker by an organization calling itself the Committee of Ukrainian Safety.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various

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