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Historical Site · Alsace · 1,412 m

Monument des Diables Bleus

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MASSIF DES VOSGES

Work by the Parisian sculptors Vermare and Moreau-Vauthier in memory of the French hunters (1914-1918 war). Access : Route des Crêtes (D 431) 20 mn walk from the Grand Ballon.

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MASSIF DES VOSGES

Coordinates

47.900189, 7.099088

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47°54'00.7"N 7°05'56.7"E

UTM

32T 357929 5306955

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