Battlefield tour France Colmar pocket

every year we visit this battlefield and family around here.
The Colmar pocket it is known for, winter 44/45 were fierce fighting took place
we show some of the sites that we visited

tank at Kientzheim knocked out by a panther

during the war the village got devestated. only in the beginning of the 60s the village was rebuild, scars can still be seen everywere

  

the Bridge near siegolsheim were MOH was earned and heavy fighting took place

the church still damaged, on the then and now picture it is visible


 

 

we visited the local museum and brought some local found items to their collection

 

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and we went out looking for history

 

    

french ww1 grenade, empty

New york coffee

then and now Kaysersberg Alsace vosges mountains


ww1 battlefields