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Merode Marienbildchen War Cemetery

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Langerwehe

Merode Marienbildchen War Cemetery

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

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1. Marienbildchen War Cemetery – Schloss Merode loop from Pier

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2. Bench at Waldsee – Marienbildchen War Cemetery loop from Schlich

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3. Schloss Merode – Marienbildchen War Cemetery loop from Merode

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Andrea und Chico

September 15, 2018

Marienbildchen- final resting place of young men from the Second World War, who were sacrificed in the last days of the war. Many of these young men were only 17/18 years old.

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Silke mit Ru🅱️y 🐾 & Ell🅰️ 🐾

October 28, 2018

War Cemetery Merode "Marienbildchen"

The cemetery is located on the leading to Klosterruine Schwarzenbroich Marienweg on the northern edge of the former combat area Hürtgenwald.

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Marienbildchen is reminiscent of the princess of Merode-Westerloo, who had mounted on a oak a picture of Mary, which has now been replaced by a wooden statue of Mary and is also the station of an annual procession.

A total of 226 fallen German soldiers are resting on this forest cemetery under the protective roof of the trees: 128 in individual graves and 98 in two collective graves; 170 are known by name. They fell in the bitter fighting from November to mid-December 1944 between Merode and Wenau at the "Battle of Hürtgenwald". Many of the casualties are 18- to 20-year-old paratroopers. "

Source and further information under volksbund.de/dk/nordrhein-westfalen/nrw-infotafeln0/info-tafeln-koeln/nrw-merode.html

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Andreas S. 🥾🚴‍♀️

August 6, 2019

One of the nicer military cemeteries .. In the middle of the forest .. A place to think

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Elevation 250 m

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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

Merode Marienbildchen War Cemetery

1. Marienbildchen War Cemetery – Schloss Merode loop from Pier

2. Bench at Waldsee – Marienbildchen War Cemetery loop from Schlich

3. Schloss Merode – Marienbildchen War Cemetery loop from Merode

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