Mine Crater Haute Chevauchee
The largest German mine (52,5 tons) in the Argonne was detonated here on 12 December 1916. The large crater can still be seen these days.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kenneth van Cauter
Nearby
Point of interest
- Der Kaiser-tunnel (South entrance) - Lachalade
- Ravin de Genie Lachalade - Lachalade
- Der Kaiser-Tunnel (North entrance) - Varennes-en-Argonne
Monument
- War Memorial Boureuilles - Boureuilles
- Pennsylvania Memorial - Varennes-en-Argonne
- Memorial Battle of Vauquois - Vauquois
Cemetery
- Ossuaire de la Haute Chevauchée - Lachalade
- French National Cemetery La Forestière - Lachalade
- Commonwealth War Graves Lachalade Churchyard - Lachalade
Fortification
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