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Illfurth German military cemetery

Illfurth German military cemetery

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Illfurth German military cemetery

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Location: Illfurth, Altkirch, Alsace, France

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1. Illfurth and the Britzgyberg

11.9km

03:22

250m

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2. Grand Cannon of Zillisheim loop from Illfurth

9.30km

02:37

180m

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3. Luemschwiller loop from Illfurth

9.82km

02:47

220m

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Matto

September 9, 2025

The Illfurth German War Cemetery was established by the French military authorities in April 1920. As a collective cemetery, it housed some of the fallen soldiers from the battles of August 7 and 17, 1914. The transfer of war dead to Illfurth, who had been provisionally buried in 64 municipalities and districts during the war or who had died in French captivity, ended in 1924. Among those reburied was the first German casualty of the 1914-1918 War on the Western Front, Lieutenant Albert Mayer, who fell on August 2, 1914, while on patrol. The first French soldier also lost his life in this battle. Several memorials erected in field cemeteries during the war were also relocated to Illfurth.

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WanderMicha

May 30, 2021

German military cemetery 1914-1918, built from 1920 and bringing together the graves of almost 2000 soldiers who fell on the front between Mulhouse and the Swiss border.

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Elevation 380 m

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Location: Illfurth, Altkirch, Alsace, France

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Illfurth German military cemetery

1. Illfurth and the Britzgyberg

2. Grand Cannon of Zillisheim loop from Illfurth

3. Luemschwiller loop from Illfurth

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