Linge Memorial — Local services in Colmar-Ribeauvillé

I was driving through this area on Vacation. I stopped at another French military museum on the way down and made a schedule and route for museum on my return trip. There is a great indoor museum here. Many older well cared for items, artwork, firearms, dioramas and other artifacts, I used my Google translate to translate placards. Then there was a outdoor section where you could walk the trench works. It seems they were only a few yards apart in some areas. I also noticed crosses as I walked. Some were for French, some were for German. Some were found as soon as 2010. One had five unknown Frenchmen. One had the name of the German soldier who was found. Which for me put a kind of face to the cross that stood...

Great place in an historically charged location. The small museum has a short movie for introduction, followed by a couple of well displayed rooms focused on the fighting in the Vosges: maps, equipment, and small stories will immerse you into the history. We then walked on (part of) the battlefield. There are 3 different routes (easy: 30 mins - hard 1h30) with several informative panels. Have good shoes as it is rocky (sometimes slippery). Warm clothes as well as you're fully exposed outside. Also go to the German cemetery (15 mins walk) and French one as well (10 mins drive) to further appreciate the horror...

Fascinating and detailed museum and trench complex from WWI . Perfectly captures the futility and horror of trench warfare ( some trenches being only about 1 yard or meter apart at points) and the boneheaded approaches generals had throwing waves of troops against well fortified and dug in positions. Also nearby is a cemetery for some of the many thousands who lost their lives there. Markers denote later soldiers remains found up to this day every so often. Note: The bar wire is not just for show. Areas cordoned off by the wire are NOT SAFE and still full of...