Guebwiller war cemetery

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French and German military cemetery (1st and 2nd World War) in Guebwiller, Alsace, France: French graves
French & German military cemetery (1st and 2nd World War) in Guebwiller, Alsace, France: German burial ground

The Guebwiller war cemetery in the Haut-Rhin (in French: Nécropole nationale de Waldmatt ) is a military cemetery for 1,063 German and 443 French war dead from World War I and 175 German war dead from World War II in Guebwiller , France .

location

The cemetery is located in Alsace about 20 kilometers northwest of Mulhouse . In Guebwiller, it is located to the west on the outskirts on Rue du Vieil Armand.

The dead

The German dead in World War I come from the first border battles, from battles in late August 1914 and mid-January 1915 around the Vosges ridge, from battles in 1915 and early 1916 around Hartmannsweilerkopf and Hirzstein, and from the subsequent positional war until the end of the war in 1918. The dead from six adjacent local areas were reburied here from temporary graves by the French military authorities after the First World War. The graves of the Jewish soldiers who died are marked with grave steles.

The German dead in World War II died defending the Vosges ridge and from wounds in hospitals.

The French dead of the First World War rest in the burial ground and in two ossuary. Among them are nine Russian soldiers who died. The copilot Georges Gaillard rests in grave 209 and next to it the pilot Aimé Maneval. A memorial stone commemorates David Bloch. Six French soldiers from the Second World War are buried. A French soldier rests here from the Algerian war .

The graves

In the outer circle of the cemetery are the graves of the German soldiers. They are marked by squat crosses made of natural stone. In the inner circle are the graves of the French soldiers. They are indicated by slim crosses.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (fr) Waldmatt near Chemins de mémoire
  2. ^ Website of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge for Guebwiller
  3. ^ Website of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge for Guebwiller
  4. ^ Website of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge for Guebwiller
  5. ↑ (fr) Waldmatt near Chemins de mémoire
  6. ↑ (en) Guebwiller Franco-German War Cemetery
  7. ↑ (en) Guebwiller Franco-German War Cemetery

Web links

Commons : Guebwiller War Cemetery  - Collection of images

Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 13 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 3 ″  E