DiscoverPlaces to seeFranceGreat EastForbach-BolchenSankt Avold
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
DiscoverPlaces to seeFranceGreat EastForbach-BolchenSankt Avold
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
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Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
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Sascha Zey
June 19, 2022
Hiking
It is the largest World War II American Soldier Cemetery in Europe with 5 Medals of Honor . With 10,500 tombstones, this is a sight that should really give you …
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•JakobusPilger
January 9, 2022
Hiking
As a memorial to the many war dead, such places - usually referred to as "war graves" or "honorary cemeteries" - are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the many people buried here were by no means divorced in peace, but became victims of the war and an inhuman tyranny.
The most important and at the same time everlasting function of the military cemeteries or cemeteries of honor or war cemeteries is therefore to commemorate this and to remind each generation anew to keep peace in the long term.
The most important and at the same time everlasting function of the military cemeteries or cemeteries of honor or war cemeteries is therefore to commemorate this and to remind each generation anew to keep peace in the long term.
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Best routes near Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
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10
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11.9km
03:23
260m
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Hike the moderate 7.4-mile Steinberg Circuit near Saint-Avold, featuring the Pond Behind the Paper Mill and the American Cemetery.
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02:42
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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23.0km
06:10
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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Elevation 260 m