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Allied Cemetery Koblenz

In 1870, a plot was erected on the grounds of Hauptfriedhof for the French Soldiers and Officers who died in captivity as a result of the Franco-Prussian War (obelisk).
A wooden cross for the dead prisoners of war from the German-French War.
Furthermore, the Allies from the First World War are commemorated (Aliiertendenkmal).
There is also a monument to the dead Eastern European prisoners and forced laborers.

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Source

  • Text: Jos Birx
  • Photos: Jos Birx

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