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Natural Monuments

Thann-Gebweiler

Hartmannswillerkopf National Monument

Natural Monuments

Thann-Gebweiler

Hartmannswillerkopf National Monument

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Hartmannswillerkopf National Monument

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Location: Wattwiller, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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Nicolas Vergnaud

February 20, 2023

Hiking

The Hartmannswillerkopf is one of the four great national monuments of the First World War. Composed of an altar, a cemetery and a crypt, it is also distinguished by its unique setting overlooking the plain of Alsace.

To visit the crypt, timetables are available on the website: memorial-hwk.eu.

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Mike 🇩🇪 🇪🇺

May 7, 2018

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At this memorial you prove the soldiers of the First World War (1914 - 1918) his honor for the fight to the Vosges fell. Here you think German and French.
A place to think about.

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July 12, 2019

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The Crypt (Ossuary) is a memorial and a place of reconciliation. The bones of 12,000 fallen soldiers of both sides find their last rest here. The number of losses at the HWK varies. The most reliable estimate is about 30,000 soldiers. From 1914 to 1915 was attempted by multiple offensives to break the front line. With the German advance at Verdun and the British offensive on the Somme in 1916, the front froze in Alsace. Early on, therefore, there were soldiers' graves at this point, the present Ńecropole.

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Ascent through the trenches – La Suisse Lippique Trenches loop from Wattwiller

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Elevation 900 m

Contacts

www.memorial-hwk.eu

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Location: Wattwiller, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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