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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Trail junction at the Brandenburger Tor (Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park)

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Trail junction at the Brandenburger Tor (Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park)

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Trail junction at the Brandenburger Tor (Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park)

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 5, 2018

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Here at this Wegspinne was in the fall of 1944 during the attack on Hürtgen an American first aid station, from here, the American dead were removed. Further down the valley there is a view of the Wehebachtal and the Rabenheck, where Hemingway is said to have taken up arms.

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June 4, 2023

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Brandenburg Gate

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Elevation 420 m

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Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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