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Forchdenkmal (War Memorial)

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    Location: Küsnacht (ZH), Meilen, Zurich, Switzerland

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    December 20, 2020

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    When you look at the memorial, you think back to your school days, where Switzerland fought in the First World War. At that time, Switzerland was not the scene of armed conflicts, so that there were no deaths from acts of war. The many soldiers who died due to illness during the service were counted as dead. Memorials and monuments were erected in her honor throughout the country.
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    December 15, 2023

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    War is actually always pointless. Leaves behind many victims, displaced people, traumatized people... and yet it has not yet been “abolished”.
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    February 8, 2019

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    The so-called Forch Monument, officially Wehrmann Memorial, is a memorial site outside the village of Forch on the Wassberg (Pfannenstielkette) in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, at about 725 m above sea level. M. It commemorates the Zurich soldiers who died in active service during the First World War.

    The monument is formed by an 18 meter high bronze flame, which stands on a stepped pyramid. This counts eleven steps, each 38 cm high. In order to facilitate climbing the pyramid, a staircase with a step height of 19 cm is installed on all four sides.
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    1. Forchdenkmal (War Memorial) loop from Forch

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    Elevation 730 m

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