Fliegerdenkmal Wasserkuppe
Hiking Highlight
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessische Rhön
Location: Gersfeld (Rhön), Fulda, Kassel District, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany
The aviator memorial in the Rhön was erected in 1923 and commemorates the field pilots who died in World War I.
August 27, 2020
Monument to the plane killed in World War I. Is used by children like climbing rocks.
Seating.October 20, 2017
It was built in 1923 in memory of the fallen pilots of the First World War (1914-1918), on the initiative of an association of former front-line aviation associations. According to estimates by the Fuldaer Zeitung reporter, 100,000 people attended the inauguration on August 30, 1923.
April 6, 2021
The Fliegerdenkmal can be easily reached via a few paths
May 23, 2017
The aviation monument below the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön was built in 1923 and is reminiscent of the fallen in the First World War pilot.
February 15, 2018
The aviator memorial on the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön was erected in 1923 and commemorates the pilots who died in the First World War
April 6, 2021
You should definitely take a look when you are already up on the Wasserkuppe ... you can even "climb" a bit (be careful, of course) and take nice photos
September 16, 2020
The imposing aviator memorial is the landmark and an attraction on the highest mountain in the Rhön.
December 15, 2020
From the Fliegerdenkmal you have a magnificent view, the climb is worthwhile.
March 21, 2017
One of the highlights on the Wasserkuppe. Can be reached without much effort on the circular route around the mountain.
August 28, 2020
On the Wasserkuppe you have a very good view over the Rhön. History is written on the Wasserkuppe and there is also a gliding school there.
April 17, 2019
On the mountain of the plane stands the monument erected in 1923. It is reminiscent of the fallen in World War I pilots.
"WE DEAD FLYERS ARE THE WINNERS THROUGHOUT US ALONE, PEOPLE, YOU FLY AGAIN AND YOU WILL WIN WINNER ALONE BY YOU"
This is the inscription on the monument.December 20, 2018
The flying memorial is located just below the summit on the edge of a meadow and invites you to look at it and (especially for the children) to climb. From here you have a great view and a wonderful distant view of the region.
June 10, 2020
from a distance you can already see the Wasserkuppe through the Raddom.
June 2, 2020
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