The King Karl Spring in the Argonne.

Karl Friedrich Alexander von Württemberg was from 1864 to 1891 as Charles the Third King of Württemberg.

There were innumerable forest camps in the Argonne during the World War. Initially little more than a leaf colony, large camps emerged over the course of the war, often terraced into the steep slopes and gorges of the Argonne Forest. Equipped with a light rail connection, canteens, libraries and much more, they benefited from the abundance of water in the forest. Graf-Häseler-Quelle, Kronprinzen-Quelle and König-Karl-Quelle are just a few names.

The König-Karl-Quelle is the only well-known, preserved enclosed spring in the Argonnerwald. Very close to two large forest camps - Totermann camp and Totental camp, the troops will have supplied themselves with fresh water here.

The 19th Reserve Division mentioned on the edging of the spring stayed in the Argonne in the summer of 1916 after the Battle of Verdun. The Reserve Infantry Regiment 73 writes about the breakneck journeys in the open wagon of the Argonne Railway to the Totermann camp.

Contributing Author By M.P. Post date April 26, 2015

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