Station 3 · Le calvaire

From May 10, 1871, until 1918, Alsace and Moselle were part of the German Empire.

During World War I (1914–1918), the 25th Landesdivision set up a military hospital in the village school building, strategically located in the border area (see Station 5).

The calvary marks the location of a German military cemetery with 35 graves, including 24 soldiers who died in 1918 at the lazaretto, a quarantine facility set up behind the school. This calvary was erected in the same year at the initiative of a teacher, Jean Ueberschlag.

During the renovation of the church, inside the organ, the list of soldiers who died in this hospital in 1918 was found. Compiled by the village priest, Abel Rollat, it included the number of their grave, their name and first name, rank, and date of death.

Seen by the children

At the intersection of Rue de Buschwiller and Rue du Moulin, a calvary reminds us that German soldiers who died during World War I were buried at this location. In 1920, they were moved to the military cemetery in Illfurth.