{"id":3849,"date":"2026-03-31T16:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alsace-essentielle.com\/military-heritage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:42:52","slug":"military-heritage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alsace-essentielle.fr\/en\/military-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Military heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_position=&#8221;center top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1772016736854{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/alsace-essentielle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg-beige-decoupage.png?id=1720) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776674268508{padding-top: 50px !important;background-color: #f7f0e6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1{color:rgb(207, 51, 79);}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-size:75px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-size:69px; }  } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-size:90px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {line-height:1em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {--element-line-height:1em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-weight:600; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {letter-spacing:-0.02em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-size:75px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-size:69px; }  } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-size:90px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {line-height:1em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {--element-line-height:1em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {font-weight:600; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f h1 {letter-spacing:-0.02em; } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-center home ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99765e7f\">\n\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default lqd-split-lines\"   data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'>  Sites of memory in Alsace Essentielle<\/h1><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2{color:rgb(207, 51, 79);}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:18px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:18px; }  } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:28px; }  } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:28px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {line-height:18px; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {--element-line-height:18px; } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-weight:100; }  } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-weight:100; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:18px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:18px; }  } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:28px; }  } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-size:28px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {line-height:18px; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {--element-line-height:18px; } @media (min-width: 992px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-weight:100; }  } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152 h2 {font-weight:100; }  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-center text-uppercase sub-heading1 ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766152\">\n\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default lqd-split-lines\"   data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'>  Places to understand &amp; remember <\/h2><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997662ff p{color:rgb(120, 9, 39);}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997662ff .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-center ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997662ff\">\n\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  Alsace bears the imprint of an eventful century, marked by world conflicts and several changes of nationality between France and Germany. <strong>These upheavals had a profound impact on the region&#8217;s inhabitants and landscapes<\/strong>. In Alsace Essentielle, a number of sites offer a better understanding of this complex history and its consequences.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3109&#8243; img_size=&#8221;ae-picto&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776673870073{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776675467624{background-color: #f7f0e6 !important;}&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_large:60px|padding_top_medium:20px|padding_bottom_medium:20px|padding_top_small:20px|padding_bottom_small:20px&#8221;][vc_column responsive_align=&#8221;text-center text-sm-center text-lg-left&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776673593861{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; responsive_align=&#8221;text-center text-sm-center text-md-left text-lg-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776845970194{background-image: url(https:\/\/alsace-essentielle.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01.svg?id=3504) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:20px&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0 h2{color:rgb(207, 51, 79);}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0 h2 {font-size:44px; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0 h2 {margin-bottom:0.35em !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0 h2 {font-size:44px; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0 h2 {margin-bottom:0.35em !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-left text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997664d0\">\n\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default lqd-split-lines\"   data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'>  Museums &amp; exhibitions<\/h2><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766669 p{color:rgb(120, 9, 39);}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766669 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-left ld_fancy_heading_6a63a99766669\">\n\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  Thematic museums are essential entry points for understanding the daily lives of inhabitants and soldiers during the wars. 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onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; enable_link=&#8221;enable_image_link&#8221; el_class=&#8221;img-rounded&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Falsace-essentielle.com%2Flei%2Flieux%2Fmuseum-ambulance-alpine-fiche-lieux-indiv-eng-231008309%2F|||&#8221;]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd h3{color:rgb(207, 51, 79);}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd h3 {font-size:20px; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd h3 {margin-top:30px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd h3 {font-size:20px; } .ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd h3 {margin-top:30px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading text-center text-uppercase ld_fancy_heading_6a63a997670fd\">\n\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default lqd-split-lines\"   data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"lines\"}'>  <a href=\"https:\/\/alsace-essentielle.fr\/lei\/lieux\/museum-ambulance-alpine-fiche-lieux-indiv-eng-231008309\/\">Alpine Ambulance Museum<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"carousel-item has-width\"><div class=\"carousel-item-inner\"><div class=\"carousel-item-content\">[vc_single_image image=&#8221;5152&#8243; 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