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Hatten · 67
The Abri, located 1 km behind the Maginot Line, was barracks for casemate crews. It now houses 28 restored rooms, military equipment collections, and a memorial area with 114 trees dedicated to civilian victims of the January 1945 Hatten battle.
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Plaine · 67
A commemorative plaque at Niargoutte farm honors those who died for their country in 1914-1918. It recalls the August 14, 1914 battle at Saint-Blaise-la-Roche/Plaine, where the first German flag of WWI was captured.
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Oberlarg · 68
Former border farm used as a clandestine base during World War II, it was the site of General Giraud's 1942 escape to Switzerland. Accessible after a 30-minute walk from the Winkel-Lucelle pass.
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Dinsheim-sur-Bruche · 67
Perched above Dinsheim-sur-Bruche, the Fort de Mutzig is a unique military site in Europe, built in 1893 to defend Alsace. Today, it offers panoramic views and a dive into Franco-German history before 1914.
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Hunspach · 67
Fort de Schoenenbourg in Hunspach is a major Maginot Line fort built between 1931 and 1935. Ranked among the French people's favorite monuments, it offers a nearly 3 km underground tour, fully restored, to explore its original military facilities.
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Thanvillé · 67
Established in 1921 in Thanvillé, this German military cemetery contains 355 individual graves and a mass grave of 290 soldiers, including 74 unknown. A name book and online resources allow consultation of their history.
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Colroy-la-Roche · 67
Grave in the civil cemetery of an English airman, Sergeant Wilder, shot down on February 21, 1944, and crashed in Ranrupt at the place called "la Quiche."
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Niederbronn-les-Bains · 67
Grave and stele honoring two French and Prussian soldiers who died following the attack on Schirlenhof on July 25, 1870. Their graves recall this battle of the Franco-Prussian War.
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Le Bonhomme · 68
La Tête des Faux, a historic battlefield from 1914-1918, offers a hiking trail through World War I remains. A classified historic monument, it hosts two UNESCO World Heritage memorial sites.
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Reichshoffen · 67
The Battle of Woerth-Froeschwiller on August 6, 1870, saw French and German forces clash during the Franco-Prussian War. A major French defeat that allowed the German coalition to advance toward Paris and annex Alsace-Lorraine for 48 years.
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Seppois-le-Bas · 68
During World War II, the Alsatian Resistance organized in Alsace and abroad, notably in the Southwest of France and Switzerland, to unite Alsatians who were scattered or in refuge.
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Dinsheim-sur-Bruche · 67
The Namensstein, erected in 1896 for the inauguration of the Mutzig fortress, has been restored and moved to the public area. It once again features the imperial eagle and the original plaque, accompanied by two cannons.
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Soultzmatt · 68
The Romanian military cemetery of Val du Pâtre in Alsace holds 678 prisoners of war who died during World War I, including 125 in two mass graves after a tragedy in January 1917. Opened in 1924, it remains a place of memory and pilgrimage.
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Obenheim · 67
Frédéric Henri Walther, general and Count of the Empire, was born in 1761 in Obenheim and died in 1813 in Kusel. He is buried at the Panthéon in Paris.
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Uffholtz · 68
The Memory Shelter, a former First World War sanitary shelter in Uffholtz, offers temporary exhibitions on memory, citizenship, and peace, along with events and workshops for school groups.
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Steinbach · 68
This stele, located at the edge of the vineyard with a view over Cernay, commemorates the battles of the First World War.
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Wattwiller · 68
This monument, located at the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf, honors the 3,600 soldiers of the 152nd Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Red Devils by their enemies.
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Munster · 68
At 1,139 meters, the Schlucht Pass offers stunning views of the Vosges peaks and nearby lakes. A former strategic road from 1915, it allows hiking, skiing, or snowshoeing, followed by a meal in a local farm inn.
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