At the west edge of town in a roadway triangle.

A wall like structure with battlefield relics attached to it remembering the battles here in June 1940 and again in Janaury 1945 during the Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen during the Operation Norwind defense.

From the inforamtion sign:

A memorial built in 1985 by members of the *Arts Histoire Loisirs* associationunder the presidency of Mr. Raymond Kieffer and with the kind support of the municipality of Rittershoffenhonoring the civilian and military victims of the Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen. The left side of the memorial depicts the "simultaneous church" (shared by Catholics and Protestants), which was damaged during the fighting and subsequently blown up during the German retreat; the right side shows a ruined traditional half-timbered house, reflecting the fate of over 80% of the buildings in both villages. In the center stands a casemate door from the Maginot Line, inscribed with the names of the units involved in the events around Rittershoffen and Hatten. At the base of the memorial, tank tracks and a fragment of armor recall the tank battle that took place in and around the village. The small gate originally served as the entrance to the cemeterya site of fierce combat!

For other memorials rememebring the Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen, see all Sites Hatten and Rittershoffen.

COMBATS Du 21 AU 25 Juin 1940 (Combat 21-25 June 1940)

23 RIF (French Units)
70 RIF
79RIF

246 ID. (German Unit)

BATAILLE DE
HATTEN - RITTERSHOFFEN (Battle of Hatten - Rittershoffen)

8 AU 21 JANVIER 1945. (8-25 January 1945)

79 D/US  (79th UD Infantry Divsion)
14 DBUS (14th US Armored Division
42DIUS. (42nd US Infantry Division

21.PZ DIVISION (German Units)
25.PZ. GR DIV.
7. F.J. DIV.
47. V. GR. DIV.

1GT M (3 DIA)
18 MARS 1945