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Elsasshausen Memorial Tower

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Elsasshausen Memorial Tower

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    1. Battlefield of August 6, 1870 loop

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    December 24, 2020

    The Elsasshausen Memorial Tower is a monument commemorating the Battle of Frœschwiller-Wœrth or the Battle of Reichshoffen on August 6, 1870. It is known for a series of charges by French cuirassiers.
    The battle left 21,000 dead.
    Discover the August 6, 1870, battlefield trail
    vis-a-vis-pamina.eu/fr/activites/la-randonnee/carte-de-randonnees-vis-a-vis/circuit-du-champ-de-bataille-du-6-aout-1870

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      January 18, 2025

      As a memorial to the many dead, such a "MONUMENT AUX MORTS" (usually called a "Ehrenmal" or "Kriegerdenkmal" in German-speaking countries) remains very important to this day. "Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said...", it says in the so-called "Hymn of Simeon" (Luke 2:29). However, the people commemorated here did not depart in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny. Therefore, the term "Gefallenen-Denkmal" (fallen memorial) is now sometimes used instead of the "Kriegerdenkmal" (war memorial), which was previously common in German. In the French-speaking world, however, this aspect of commemorating the dead has long been included in the more commonly used term "MONUMENT AUX MORTS."
      Regardless of language and nation, such a memorial has two important and perpetual tasks:
      -1- To keep alive the memory of the suffering and horrors of war,
      -2- and to remind people of the need for lasting peace.

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