egbert Posted 6 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2012 Today I was surprised by this enchanted and cared for war cemetery of 99 dead in the deep woods of Harz mountain range near Oderbrück .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 6 August , 2012 Share Posted 6 August , 2012 Each village, town and city and Germany honors its dead from both WW's in special cemetery sections which are always beautifully cared for. Today I visited the town of Wernigerode, Harz mountains and found this WW1 section egbert! You visited Wernigerode? I have family from there! Do you happen to know any contacts for the cemeteries over there? -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 7 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 7 August , 2012 egbert! You visited Wernigerode? I have family from there! Do you happen to know any contacts for the cemeteries over there? -Daniel I had family there too and visited the cemetery, inquiring at the administration for a particular grave I am interested in. Their tel no is +49-(0)394-3632419. What a pity you had not responded earlier, as I had been there again yesterday ( for Wernigerode, see also this photo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 7 August , 2012 Share Posted 7 August , 2012 I had family there too and visited the cemetery, inquiring at the administration for a particular grave I am interested in. Their tel no is +49-(0)394-3632419. What a pity you had not responded earlier, as I had been there again yesterday ( for Wernigerode, see also this photo) Ah, well. I don't know if it would have been any good as I do not know who may be buried there. If you could also give me the name of the cemetery that would be of help as well. I also wonder if there is a Jewish cemetery there...if there is, then my people may be buried in it. I hope to go to Germany one day in the not too distant future and Wernigerode is on my list. Thanks, and fantastic photos, by the way. -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 7 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 7 August , 2012 Daniel I'll send you a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 7 August , 2012 Share Posted 7 August , 2012 Hi Egbert, I like to complete your Harz mountains episode with the memorial of Jägerbataillon 10 in Goslar. Fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 7 August , 2012 Share Posted 7 August , 2012 Just in face of "Kaiserpfalz" a palace of medieval German emperors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 7 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 7 August , 2012 Fritz, that's what this thread is about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 7 August , 2012 Share Posted 7 August , 2012 And this ist the memorial of Ernst Jünger´s Füsilierregiment 73 in Hannover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 16 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 16 August , 2012 Today I walked in the Black Forest near Gaggenau and surprisingly in a remote place I found this marvel and memorial stone right below castle ruine Ebersteinberg, dedicated to the fallen heroes of Reserve Feldartillerie Regiment 52 detail view zoom into lower right corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted 16 August , 2012 Share Posted 16 August , 2012 Nice one. Just nearby I know this one in Forbach/Schwarzwald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 Fritz great picture. Forbach is situated in the Valley of the Murg, Black Forest. 1914 a forgotten place with small villages of only some few hundred population each. What is amazing is the tremendous loss of life ratio from such villages. A few hundred inhabitants had to mourn so many sons, brothers, fathers, grandfathers and uncles. It surely changed the life of the surviving NOK. I just hiked near the village next to Forbach, also in the Valley of the Murg. Langenbrand it is called. People had a hard living in these remote valleys and made some income from lumber industry. The following memorial was donated and erected 1922 by the boss of the local lumber factory, probably in memory of men who used to work for his business pre war. Many many names are etched into the limestone plaques. This picture shows the hill side memorial coming up at the very right edge of the image , above the messenger dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 The forgotten memorial has the form of a small butte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 An architectural jewel, right now sadly in desolate not well cared state. It comprises of a oak entrance door, sided by two plaques with the names of the fallen. Below the plaques are 2 nicely carved wells. Left and right stone benches for the NOK to remember with a stunning view into the valley and upon the former lumber factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 The sides each comprises of an inscription, one who build and dedicated the memorial , the other reflects a patriotic text .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 The small community of Langenbrand (today grown to ca 900 population in comparison to much less in 1914) bearing the most loss of lifes ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 Top of the memorial butte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 From the top of the memorial and looking east along the gravel path I discover the yellow hilltop chapel in some 200 meters distance with the next surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 The cobble stone iron cross below the chapel draws my attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 Walking up to the hill chapel I did not expect another and beautiful cared WW1 memorial with a commanding view across the narrow valley Surely this images show a hidden gem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 17 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2012 Another proof of the heavy losses from these remote villages (remember this memorial is only some 200 m from the previous one) ... Walking uphill this hidden cemetery I even found some few individual war graves like this one or this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippingsteel Posted 17 August , 2012 Share Posted 17 August , 2012 Fascinating photos and beautiful countryside - thank you for posting. Cheers, S>S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 18 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 18 August , 2012 Thanks S-S Some 2 km downstream the Valley of the Murg is the next war memorial. Weisenbach, a small village is home of this massive monument with, again, heavy losses remembered on the plaques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 18 August , 2012 Author Share Posted 18 August , 2012 Weisenbach 's heroes ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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