SONDERNACH FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY AND SONDERNACH CHURCH
(La Nécropole Nationale de Sondernach)
(L'Église de L'Emm ND des Neiges)
Haut-Rhin
France
Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 47°59'30.3"N 7°04'19.2"E
Church GPS Coordinates 48°00'20.9"N 7°04'19.2"E
Image above © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Sondernach is a village located in the Haut-Rhin region of French. The French National Cemetery is located to the south of the village on the Rue Braendle.
Historical Information
Situated at the Bois de Maettle, the Sondernach French National Cemetery holds the bodies of soldiers killed during the fighting in the Vosges during the First World War. It brings together 374 Frenchmen in individual graves, including a "maquisard" (member of the Resistance) killed in November 1944. Created in 1920, it was developed between 1924 and 1929 in order to hold mortal remains that were initially buried on the battlefield or in small temporary military cemeteries in the area.
World War One Casualties: France 374.
World War Two Casualties: France 1.
Sondernach Church (Église de L'Emm ND des Neiges) is located to the North of the village and commemorates 264 French soldiers. Built by Father Martin Béhé, this church is a memorial to those who fell for the liberation of the Alsace region in 1914. A stained-glass window and two plaques honour the memory of the 152th infantry regiment (RI) and the 28th and 68th "chasseur alpins" (mountain infantrymen) battalions (BCA) who fell in the Munster valley or in the Vosges mountains.
Sondernach is a village located in the Haut-Rhin region of French. The French National Cemetery is located to the south of the village on the Rue Braendle.
Historical Information
Situated at the Bois de Maettle, the Sondernach French National Cemetery holds the bodies of soldiers killed during the fighting in the Vosges during the First World War. It brings together 374 Frenchmen in individual graves, including a "maquisard" (member of the Resistance) killed in November 1944. Created in 1920, it was developed between 1924 and 1929 in order to hold mortal remains that were initially buried on the battlefield or in small temporary military cemeteries in the area.
World War One Casualties: France 374.
World War Two Casualties: France 1.
Sondernach Church (Église de L'Emm ND des Neiges) is located to the North of the village and commemorates 264 French soldiers. Built by Father Martin Béhé, this church is a memorial to those who fell for the liberation of the Alsace region in 1914. A stained-glass window and two plaques honour the memory of the 152th infantry regiment (RI) and the 28th and 68th "chasseur alpins" (mountain infantrymen) battalions (BCA) who fell in the Munster valley or in the Vosges mountains.
