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Collective Graves Froeschwiller

Collective grave for 359 Fresh and Germans killed in action during the battle of 6 August 1870.

Two graves for the colonel and the Lieutenant.
Colonel. Louis Charles Henri de LAFUTSUN de LACARRE Colonel du 3e Cuirassiers
Commandant de la légion d'honneur Décoré de la croix du mérite
militaire de Sardaigne Tué à la Bataille de Froeschwiller le 6 Août 1870.

The colonel became beheaded during the battle due to a Prussian artillery shell.

Lieutenant:

HENRI NOUAUX SL 8 BCP 6 AOUT 1870

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Source

  • Text: Adri Kramer
  • Photos: Adri Kramer