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The Best Attractions In Holtzwihr

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Holtzwihr Memorial to Audie Murphy

Ecomusee d'Alsace

En ville à Kaysersberg

La Montagne des Singes

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

Vieille Ville

Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix

Holtzwihr is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Porte-du-Ried. It was also the location of the World War II Battle of Holtzwihr on January 26th, 1945 during which US Army Second Lieutenant Audie Murphy of the 3rd Infantry Division, almost single-handedly cut down an advancing German unit, earning the Medal of Honor.
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The Best Attractions In Holtzwihr

1. Holtzwihr Memorial to Audie Murphy Holtzwihr
2. En ville à Kaysersberg Kaysersberg
3. Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix Rhodes
The Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix is a French Zoo specialised in European fauna, located inside the park parc naturel régional de Lorraine in Rhodes. The Zoo was founded 1980 by Gérald Singer.
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4. Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg Orschwiller
5. La Montagne des Singes Kintzheim
6. Vieille Ville Riquewihr
7. Ecomusee d'Alsace Ungersheim

Holtzwihr Videos

Josef at Audie Murphy Memorial Near Holtzwihr, France

In April, 2017, Viking Cruise guide, Josef, from Czechoslovakia, gave a moving tribute to Audie Murphy and a company of American soldiers, who made a valiant stand outside the village of Holtzwihr, France, in the winter of 1945. This took place during the Colmar Pocket Campaign, when both French and American forces fought in a coordinated effort to push German Nazis out of the in the Alsace Lorraine region in France. Tens of thousands of soldiers lost their lives on all sides during this campaign. Audie Murphy was only nineteen years old when he made his own heroic stand. He became the most decorated US soldier during World War II. Josef's commentary was punctuated by pouring rain.

Appalachian Trail Hike: Audie Murphy Monument

Audie Murphy was a highly decorated World War II veteran. He was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor as well as numerous awards for valor. He was also recognized by France and Belgium for his heroism. After the war, he returned to the U.S. and became and actor and musician. He struggled with issues related to PTSD. He died in a plane crash along with the pilot and four other passengers. The plane crashed into Brush Mountain, not far from Catawba, Virginia. In 1974, the Christiansburg Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars erected a monument to honor Audie Murphy. The monument stands just off the Appalachian Trail near the crash site.

I drove up Brush Mountain via Forest Service roads and then walked to the Appalachian Trail. Once on the AT, I hiked northbound along the ridge of Brush Mountain until I reached the monument. Thanks for watching!

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Audie Murphy Memorial

Erected in 1974 on Appalachian Trail about 3.6 miles south of Trout Creek--not too far west of Blacksburg, VA.

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