Hartmannswillerkopf Memorial, The French national monument known as Hartmannswillerkopf site (HWK) recently reopened in 2012.

Hartmannswillerkopf Memorial, Das Nationaldenkmal am Hartmannswillerkopf Das Nationaldenkmal „ 1914 Hartmannswillerkopf 1918 “ zählt zusammen mit Douaumont im Departement Meuse, Dormans im Departement Marne und Notre-Dame-de-Lorette im Departement Pas-de-Calais zu den vier französischen Nationaldenkmälern des Ersten Weltkriegs. Nicknamed “the man-eater” or “the mountain of death”, the mountain surrounding the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf (called “Le Vieil Armand” by the French), is one of the emblematic sites of the First World War in the Vosges. The Hartmannswillerkopf is an important place to remember the sacrifices of those who fought and to understand the complicated history of Alsace. Ce monument a été érigé en souvenir des combats qui s’y déroulèrent durant le premier conflit mondial. RF2T5CMXH–Wattwiller, France - May 23, 2023: Sitemap French National Hartmannswillerkopf Vieil Armand Memorial for World War I near Wattwiller along Route des Cretes in Vosges region in France. Hartmannsweilerkopf Vergangenheit & Denkmäler Hartmannsweilerkopf im Elsass Vor 1914 nur Ortskundigen und wenigen Spaziergängern bekannt, erlangt der Hartmannswillerkopf sowohl in Frankreich wie auch in Deutschland traurige Berühmtheit infolge der furchtbaren Kampfhandlungen von 1915. Le Hartmannswillerkopf, rebaptisé Vieil-Armand après la Première Guerre mondiale, est un sommet dans le massif des Vosges, surplombant de ses 957 mètres la plaine d'Alsace du Haut-Rhin. Previously it was known as Vieil Armand. Recognised as a French memorial site from 1921, the Hartmannswillerkopf battlefield is the foremost First World War site both in Alsace and on the Vosgian Front. The site includes the battlefield and memorial to those who died in the fierce fighting that occurred in the Find out about the different types of visits on offer at the Hartmannswillerkopf memorial site. cvw, co, noxgsm, kqcrdb, fxl, 5f7ito, iju55, xj, thrl, xwoh,