Friedhofs Ehrenmahl - Konz-Karthaus Germany
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Friedhofs Ehrenmahl, a WWI memorial located on the cemetery at Domänenstraße in Konz-Karthaus, Germany.
Waymark Code: WM16HRB
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 08/07/2022
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"Pillar made of light sandstone, front side relief St. George above inscription 1914-1918.
Right side names in bronze letters and Christ head in half relief, left side soldier head with steel helmet in half relief and names in bronze letters. Column capped with blunt sandstone top, crowned by Iron Cross in copper, column perimeter in slate quarry stone.
Konz-Karthaus was an important railroad junction between Trier and Saarbrücken and, despite strong air defense, was subjected to French bombing raids several times.
Karthaus had a numerically strong residential settlement of railroad operating personnel."
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