Stèles allemandes et françaises du Petit Donon

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De verschrikkelijke Slag om de Donon, die plaatsvond op 20 en 21 augustus 1914, markeerde het begin van de Franse terugtocht. Tijdens deze confrontatie, die 12 uur duurde en gekenmerkt werd door intensieve uitwisselingen van artillerievuur en bajonetaanvallen, lagen tussen de 500 en 2000 doden op de hellingen van de Donon.

In 1916 richtten de Duitse autoriteiten ongeveer 180 roze zandstenen steles op ter vervanging van de houten kruisen die er in 1914 waren geplaatst, gegraveerd ter nagedachtenis aan de Franse en Duitse soldaten die hier het leven lieten. De Petit Donon, ooit een slagveld, is een necropolis in de open lucht geworden voor soldaten van beide zijden.

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Source: Office de tourisme de la vallée de la Bruche

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