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La Croix de Wihr

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La Croix de Wihr

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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

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

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    August 20, 2018

    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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      November 4, 2018

      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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        May 25, 2025

        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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          Location: Walbach, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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