South of the Crest Road, on a rock spur at an altitude of 900m, stands Vieil-Armand (or Hartmannswillerkopf, often shortened as HWK). A little bit of historical context… This mountain has many names...
Memorial sites
Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck
The Alsace-Moselle memorial is a museum recounting the history of Alsace and Moselle from 1870 to the period after the war, with a specific focus on the time after Second World war (1939-1945)....
Visit of the former Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp
In addition of the visit of the former concentration camp, it is also possible to visit a museum that was built in one of the camp barracks, the former gas chamber, a national cemetery, as well as...
National war cemetery of Sigolsheim
The "nécropole nationale de Sigolsheim" is a war cemetery hosting 1,589 graves of soldiers who died for France during World War II and the fights for the reduction of the Colmar Pocket under the...
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