Memorial 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment Nr.55

German Memorial 6th Westphalian infantry regiment nr.55. The original monument was dedicated on 14 August 1872, but around the turn of the century, the monument was dismantled due to its poor condition, and replaced by a new monument on 14 August 1903, this is a carved boulder from the Teutoburg Forest, the eagle and 2 metal information plates, disappeared from this monument after 1918, in 1942 the Germans installed a new information table, which is still there today.

The 6th IR 55 lost here on 14 August 1870, at the Battle of Colombey: 107 dead, 423 wounded and 9 missing.

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• Text: Frank Jongeling
• Photos: Frank Jongeling