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Roche Fendue (Hartmannswillerkopf)

Name: Roche Fendue (Hartmannswillerkopf)
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Location: Sulz/Oberelsass, Thann-Gebweiler, Alsace, France

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Pierre-francois

May 7, 2024

The “Roche Fendue” is a rock formation located on the Hartmannswillerkopf battlefield¹. It is located to the north of the HWK, below the Silberloch Pass, at around 750 meters above sea level³.

The French fortified this rock during the First World War by digging an underground gallery approximately 20 meters long³. Above the Roche Fendue, a trench leads to an observation post offering a view of the Freundstein, the Grand-Ballon, the Hartfelsen, the Südelkopf and the Thierenbachkopf¹.

These fortifications are among the many vestiges of the trench warfare which lasted from the end of 1914 to July 1918 on the Hartmannswillerkopf¹. Today, these sites are places of memory, witnesses to the suffering of soldiers who fought in the name of their country¹.

(1) The Hartmannswillerkopf – French positions – By Mountains and by Forts. parmontsetparforts.fr/2024/03/24/hwk-positions-francaises.
(2) HWK: Observatories - e-monsite. hartmannswillerkopf.e-monsite.com/pages/hwk-les-observatoires.html.
(3) To do: The northern trenches of Hartmannswillerkopf - Hiking. visorando.com/randonnee-les-tranchees-nord-du-hartmannswillerkop.

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