La Croix de Wihr is a memorial cross at an altitude of about 800 metres, located between Labaroche and Hohrod in the Vosges. It marks the site of a French ambush on 19 August 1914, during the early stages of the First World War, in which around 300 soldiers were killed – 21 on the French side and more than 250 on the German side.

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Christian

August 20, 2018

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On the edge of the road, the cross of Wihr reminds that on 19 August 1914, the place was the seat of a French ambush, which claimed nearly 300 victims. The cross of Wihr, between Labaroche and Horrode, a place to stay and pause, but also to remember. About a hundred years ago French soldiers attacked German soldiers. Result of the operation: 21 French dead and 250 killed Germans.

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Petra

November 4, 2018

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la croix de wihr - the cross of Wihr, also a large parking lot available u.a. to the rise of the Grand Honack

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1. Obschel Inn – Wihr Cross loop from Labaroche

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2. Granite Chaos - Nice view – Wihr Cross loop from Château du Hohnack

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03:53

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3. Hohnack Castle – Great paths with a view loop from Trois-Épis

15.3km

04:36

480m

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Elevation 880 m

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Sunday 22 March

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1. Obschel Inn – Wihr Cross loop from Labaroche

2. Granite Chaos - Nice view – Wihr Cross loop from Château du Hohnack

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