The French Cemetery at Hartmannswillerkopf. A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried.

The national Monument

Hartmannswillerkopf, also known as the Vieil Armand or Hartmannsweilerkopf is a pyramidal rocky spur in the Vosges mountains. The Vosges (voːʒ or Vosges Mountains are a Mountain range in eastern France, stretching along the west side of the Rhine valley The peak stands at 956 meters overlooking the plain of Alsace. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern At Hartmannswillerkopf stands a national monument of World War I for the fighting which took place in the trenches here. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

The peak is located nine kilometers from Cernay and 24 kilometers north of Mulhouse. Cernay is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, in Alsace, northeastern France. Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i The mountain is shared by the towns of Hartmannswiller, Wuenheim, Wattwiller and Uffholtz and has been a strategic area bitterly fought for. Hartmannswiller is a Village and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of north-eastern France. Wuenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, in Alsace, northeastern France. Wattwiller is a Village and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of north-eastern France. Uffholtz is a Village and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of north-eastern France. The most severe fighting for the peak took place on 19-20 January, 26 march, 25-26 April and 21-22 December of 1915. Through the course of the war, thirty thousand deaths were reported with a majority of these among the French. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. After about 18 months of fierce combat, both sides began to focus most of their attentions on the western front farther north. Only enough men to hold the lines were left at Hartmannswillerkopf, and they remained relatively stable for the remainder of the war and generally only artillery exchanges took place.

Today, the area is a French national monument. There is a museum and a cemetery at the site, and it is also possible to explore the extensive trench system. Because the lines were static for such a long period, the trenches are very well preserved, especially on the German side of the mountain.

External links

• Official Hartmannswillerkopf Website