The Hartmannswillerkopf massif in the French Vosges Mountains overlooks the Alsace and was the scene of heavy fighting between the French and German armies from December 1914 onwards during the First World War.
Tête des Faux and the Linge in the Vosges were the scene of a bloody trench war during the First World War.
The Hartmannswillerkopf massif in the French Vosges Mountains overlooks the Alsace and was the scene of heavy fighting between the French and German armies from December 1914 onwards during the First World War.
At the end of the First World War, the French Army built an observation tower to monitor potential movements of the German forces.
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