Hartmannswillerkopf

Hartmannswillerkopf, also known as the Vieil Armand, is a hill (956m/3,137ft) falling steeply down on one side to the Rhine plain which was the scene of bitter fighting during World War I. On the summit are a cross, a military cemetery with 60,000 graves and a crypt with the remains of 12,000 unknown soldiers, with a French war memorial and a museum commemorating the dead. Some of the old German positions can still be recognized in the surrounding area.