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Veilchenstein German WW1 Bunker

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Veilchenstein German WW1 Bunker

Recommended by 15 hikers out of 16

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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Location: Wuenheim, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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1. Le Hartmannswillerkopf — loop from Jungholtz in the Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges

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2. Roche Sermet – Mémorial du 152e RI loop from Wattwiller

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3. Roche Sermet – Mémorial du 152e RI loop from Jungholtz

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MaestroG

May 28, 2022

Fantastic view, so idyllic today, overgrown again and peaceful. May it stay like this forever! Live la paix!

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Cannomad

July 17, 2021

German WW1 position consisting of bunkers, tunnels, and trenches. Care should be taken in the tunnels due to possible rockfall or collapse.

Pierre-francois

May 7, 2024

The "Veilchenstein" is a German shelter located on the Hartmannswillerkopf¹ battlefield. This shelter, built into a rock, is equipped with a machine gun post and observatories¹.

Hartmannswillerkopf, also known as Vieil Armand, is a pyramidal rocky spur in the Vosges massif, overlooking the Alsace plain from its 957 meters¹. During the First World War, it was a strategic summit hotly contested by the French and German armies¹.

Today, the Hartmannswillerkopf is a place of memory, bearing witness to the suffering of the soldiers who fought in the name of their country¹. The German remains encountered on the ground, sometimes quite spaced apart from each other, are witnesses to this historical period¹.

(1). bing.com/search?q=veilchenstein+harmannswillerkopf.

(2) The Hartmannswillerkopf - Official website. memorial-hwk.eu.

(3) Hartmannswillerkopf - Wikipedia. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmannswillerkopf.

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Location: Wuenheim, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

Veilchenstein German WW1 Bunker

1. Le Hartmannswillerkopf — loop from Jungholtz in the Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges

2. Roche Sermet – Mémorial du 152e RI loop from Wattwiller

3. Roche Sermet – Mémorial du 152e RI loop from Jungholtz

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