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second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei), during which the 442nd charged straight up the mountain to rescue the 1st Battalion of the 36th Infantry, formerly the Texas Guard—also known as the "Lost Battalion"—who were cut off and stranded on the mountainside under heavy fire from the Germans. Two previous rescues failed. The 442nd suffered 800 casualties, rescued the Texans, and took the mountain.
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the difference between the eastern and western mean slopes of the range is very marked. The main air streams come generally from the west and southwest, so the Alsatian central plains just under the Hautes-Vosges receive much less water than the south-west front of the Vosges Mountains. The highlands
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of Remiremont receive as annual rainfall or snowfall more than 2,000 mm (79 in) of precipitation yearly, whereas some dry countryside near Colmar receives less than 500 mm (20 in) of water in the event of insufficient storms. The temperature is much lower in the west front of the
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The Vosges saw extensive fighting during the world wars. During World War I, there was severe and almost continuous fighting in the mountains. During World War II in October 1944, there was a fierce battle between German forces and the U.S. 442nd Regiment, a segregated unit composed of
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since both lie within the same degrees of latitude, have similar geological formations and are characterized by forests on their lower slopes, above which are open pastures and rounded summits of a rather uniform altitude. Both areas exhibit steeper slopes towards the
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valley, for example, there was an influx of Saxon miners and mining specialists. From time to time, wars, plagues and religious conflicts saw the depopulation of territories – in their wake it was not uncommon for people to be relocated there from other areas.
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mountains than in the low plains behind the massif, especially in summer. On the eastern slope economic vineyards reach to a height of 400 m (1,300 ft); on the other hand, in the mountains, it is a land of pasture and forest.
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In addition, the term "Central Vosges" is used to designate the various lines of summits, especially those above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in elevation. The French department of Vosges is named after the range.
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side are numerous castles, generally in ruins, testifying to the importance of this crucial crossroads of Europe, violently contested for centuries. At several points on the main ridge, especially at
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region in the south. For a long time the distribution of languages and dialects basically correlated with the pattern of settlement movements. However, the switch from German to French as the
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Over the centuries, settlement population density grew gradually, as was typical for a forested region. Forests were cleared for agriculture, livestock and early industrial factories (such as
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to 1,247 m (4,091 ft). The Col de Saales, between the Higher and Central Vosges, reaches nearly 579 m (1,900 ft), both lower and narrower than the Higher Vosges, with
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in the northwest. Contrary to widespread belief, the main ridge of the Vosges coincided with the historical Roman-Germanic language boundary only in the southern Vosges. Old Romance (
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Mémoire sur quelques anciennes fortifications des Vosges, ou l'on examine la question de savoir quel peuple au temps de Jules-César, était établi dans la Haute-Alsace
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which took place between the 17th and the 20th century across the whole of Alsace was not accompanied by any further significant movements of population.
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which have as tributaries other, shorter but sometimes powerful streams coming like the last two from the Vosges Mountains. The rivers
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unit and low mountain range of around 8,000 km (3,100 sq mi) in area. It runs in a north-northeast direction from the
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which once covered the top of the Vosges. The mountain lakes caused by the original glacial phenomena are surrounded by pines,
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Brown, James Daniel, Facing the Mountain, a True Story of Japanese American Heroes in WWII (Viking, 2021), Chapter 18.
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masses or other volcanic intrusions. The north, south and west parts are less eroded by glaciers, and here Vosges
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crashed into the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg International Airport, killing 87 people.
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the historical linguistic boundary turns to the northwest and runs between Donon and Mutzigfelsen heading for
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Vosges or Middle Vosges (50 km, 31 mi), between the Permian Basin of Saint-Die including the
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and a more gradual descent on the other side. Both the Vosges and the Black Forest were formed by
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The highest mountains and peaks of the Vosges (with Alsatian or German names in brackets) are:
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In pre-Roman times, the Vosges was empty of settlements or was colonized and dominated by the
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region and cultural area. The Romance-speaking areas are traditionally part of the
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in the north with the lands east of it being incorporated into Germany as part of
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at 1,008 m (3,307 ft) being the highest point of this Nordic section.
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Illustrated article on the Vosges battlefields of WWI at Battlefields Europe
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The Lower Vosges or Low Vosges (48 km, 30 mi), commonly known as
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In the late 20th century, a wide area of the massif was included in two
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is the highest peak at 1,424 m (4,672 ft), followed by the
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Guide des sources de la Grande Guerre dans le département des Vosges
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List of majors periodicals concerning Lorraine and South Lorraine:
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L'Alsace et les Vosges, géologie, milieux naturels, flore et faune
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to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single
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La Grande Guerre dans les Vosges : sources et état des lieux
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and the uplift of the bedrock plates of the Vosges, in eastern
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The Vosges are very similar to the corresponding range of the
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region and cultural area and, in the north, also part of the
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On the lower heights and buttresses of the main chain on the
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on the German side of the border form the cross-border
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action was the primary catalyst for development of the
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Histoire de Lorraine (Meurthe, Meuse, Moselle, Vosges)
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It was used for defence in the 1149:and their numerous affluents all rise on the 431:line), and forms the western boundary of the 383:) are a range of medium mountains in Eastern 8: 2811:Société d'Histoire et d'Archéologie lorraine 2804:Mémoire des Vosges Histoire Société Coutumes 2605:Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges 1080:Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges 124: 718:rises to 1,424 m (4,672 ft); the 3029:Mountain ranges of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2924: 2910: 2902: 2561:Germany: A Regional and Economic Geography 2260:. The demarcation line stretched from the 2237:are divided as to whether it was built by 42: 2802:, Saint-Dié, from 1875 to 1999 (nowadays 730:to 1,350 m (4,429 ft); and the 2822:Société d'Histoire de la Lorraine & 2587: 2089:Average max. and min. temperatures in °F 1643:Average max. and min. temperatures in °C 1156:In the High Moselle and Meurthe basins, 1076:Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord 2728:(simple historic approach for children) 2413: 446:(1,366 m, 4,482 ft), and the 2392:Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park 888:(highest point in the département of 726:to 1,364 m (4,475 ft); the 722:to 1,366 m (4,482 ft); the 626:remains are found in large beds. The 461:, the Vosges Mountains are wholly in 358: 337: 7: 2563:(2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p. 540. 1109:View from Mont Saint-Odile in Autumn 1049:Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park 2555: 2553: 2551: 559:From a geological point of view, a 2639:Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). 2397:Vosges and Jura coal mining basins 1129:The only rivers in Alsace are the 650:in response to the opening of the 493:The Higher Vosges or High Vosges ( 419:line) to the Börrstadt Basin (the 25: 2119:Battle of Vosges (disambiguation) 2992: 2776:(a precise geologic description) 2761:(global view of nature and land) 1035:Nature parks and protected areas 602:mountain eroded just before the 505:in French, literally "balloons". 308: 165: 51: 567:period caused the formation of 450:(1,364 m, 4,475 ft). 272:stratigraphic unit: 252–243 mya 2793:Société d'Émulation des Vosges 2766:Guide géologique Vosges-Alsace 2488:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary 2303:also settled in the east, and 2097:Precipitation totals in inches 1078:(established in 1976) and the 1045:Ballons des Vosges Nature Park 946:) 1,008 m (3,307 ft) 930:) 1,098 m (3,602 ft) 892:) 1,216 m (3,990 ft) 876:) 1,247 m (4,091 ft) 866:) 1,272 m (4,173 ft) 852:) 1,292 m (4,239 ft) 842:) 1,302 m (4,272 ft) 832:) 1,302 m (4,272 ft) 780:) 1,330 m (4,364 ft) 752:) 1,424 m (4,672 ft) 702:The highest points are in the 263:Gneiss, granite and vulcanite 1: 2898: (archived 20 April 2012) 2785:Annales de l'Est (et du Nord) 2671:Golbéry, Philippe de (1823). 2430:(5th ed.). 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These consist of a large 171:Map of the Vosges Mountains 3050: 2648:Collier's New Encyclopedia 2402:Flora of the Vosges massif 2112: 2093: 2085: 1668: 1655: 1651:Precipitation totals in mm 1647: 1639: 1116:, as a consequence of the 990:837 m (2,746 ft) 984:901 m (2,956 ft) 968:965 m (3,166 ft) 710:, in ancient times called 555:Upper Vosges Mountains map 57:Houses on the slopes near 29: 2990: 2939: 2933:Mountain ranges of France 2872:Mémoire des Vosges H.S.C. 2250:French Revolutionary Wars 908:Planche des Belles Filles 469:separating them from the 163: 50: 2642:"Vosges Mountains"  563:at the beginning of the 100:120 km (75 mi) 27:Mountain range in France 2699:Encyclopædia Britannica 2465:Oxford University Press 1082:(established in 1989). 481:and France, due to the 380: 198:Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 140: 2817:, trimestrial review). 2144: 2132: 1110: 1102: 699: 691: 683: 675: 667: 556: 534:and the source of the 355: 125: 34:of the same name, see 2764:Jean-Paul von Eller, 2461:UK English Dictionary 2138: 2126: 2113:Further information: 1108: 1093: 697: 689: 681: 673: 665: 554: 253:Medium mountain range 2820:Publications of the 2815:Les Cahiers Lorrains 2809:Publications of the 2796:, Epinal, from 1826. 2718:Histoire de Lorraine 2281:Air Inter Flight 148 2254:Battle of Trippstadt 2243:before their arrival 2147:The massif known in 1656:Source: Meteociel.fr 1055:Nature Park and the 712:Ballon de Guebwiller 395:. Together with the 32:department of France 2344:Vallée de la Bruche 2338:) and parts of the 2279:On 20 January 1992 2194:were found. In the 1669:Imperial conversion 976:Hartmannsweilerkopf 972:Hartmannswillerkopf 575:, and those in the 483:Franco-Prussian War 360:[voˈɡeːzn̩] 267:: about 419–252 mya 265:stratigraphic units 223: /  36:Vosges (department) 2749:Yves Sell (dir.), 2731:Etienne Julliard, 2542:maps available on 2145: 2133: 1111: 1103: 1018:Großer Wintersberg 886:Ballon de Servance 716:Ballon de Murbach, 700: 692: 684: 676: 668: 557: 67:Highest point 3001: 3000: 2866:978-2-86088-067-1 2852:978-2-86088-062-6 2491:. 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Vosges mountains
department of France
Vosges (department)
Photograph of houses on the slopes near Bussang (Vosges, France)
Bussang
Grand Ballon
Elevation
German
Alemannic German

France
Region
Grand Est
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Range coordinates
48°N 7°E / 48°N 7°E / 48; 7
Orogeny
Age of rock
stratigraphic units
Bunter sandstone
Type of rock
Gneiss
granite
vulcanite
sandstone
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