German First World War memorial overlooking valley on Hartmannsweiler Kopf , a mountain in the Vosges, Alsace, France

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Hartmannswillerkopf, also known as the Vieil Armand or Hartmannsweiler Kopf (Hartmansweiler Head) is a pyramidal rocky spur in the Vosges mountains of Alsace. The peak stands at 956 metres overlooking the Rhine valley. At Hartmannswillerkopf stands a national monument of World War I for the fighting which took place in the trenches here. It saw heavy fighting between French and German troops in 1915, with 30,000 killed.

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Size: 3621px × 2414px
Location: Hartmannsweilerkopf Vosges Alsace France
Photo credit: © David Crossland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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