The Alsdorf Miners' Cross commemorates the 271 miners who lost their lives on October 21, 1930, at the Anna Mine during the serious mining accident in Alsdorf's Eduardschacht shaft.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

November 20, 2020

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"...The accident was the result of a severe firedamp explosion on the 360-meter level near the Eduard Shaft. In this shaft, the fresh air penetrated into the underground part of …

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R.Bungartz

August 4, 2020

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The “Alsdorf Miner's Cross”, which commemorates the accident on the Anna 2 mine with 271 dead miners, had long been forgotten. It was only found and rediscovered in mid-1988. The …

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