Museum linking the communes of Mittlach and Metzeral, retracing the lives of combatants and civilians during the tragic period
Inaugurated on July 11, 2015, this museum is unique in its kind. It is the work of an association of volunteers wishing to shed new light on life in the valley of Munster during the First World War. For the record, Mittlach was the only village in the valley to remain French during the First World War. When the front settled between Metzeral and Muhlbach, the town hall-school of Mittlach was transformed into an ambulance, i.e. a field hospital. The term "ambulance" to define the evacuation vehicle is later. It was here that wounded soldiers and civilians were treated from July 1915 to 1918, as the Alpine 301 Ambulance of Mittlach operated until the end of the conflict. Intelligently restored, the town hall of Mittlach now hosts a museum installation completed by a memory trail installed by the CCVM and the Club Vosgien de la vallée de Munster. This circuit is marked out by 10 markers referring to a trilingual booklet-guide and 9 explanatory panels placed all along the 10 km walk. It links the communes of Mittlach and Metzeral and tells the story of the life of the combatants as well as of the civilians during this tragic period. The guidebook is available at the Tourist Office of the Valley of Munster, at the CCVM and in the town halls of Metzeral and Mittlach. Hikers can also download the free Front des Vosges 14-18 application to follow the walk from their smartphone or tablet.
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