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Where the WWI Front Started: Kilometre Zero

Kilometre Zero: The Southern Anchor of the Western Front From the Belgian coast to the Swiss border: 725 kilometers of trenches, bunkers, and barbed wire. This is where it all ended, or where it all began. I walk the Kilometer Zero circuit at Pfetterhouse in France, exploring the forgotten southern terminus of the Western Front. I examine German concrete bunkers built to last for years, French fieldworks that vanished into the forest and a Swiss observation post watching both sides from neutral ground. This wasn't Verdun or the Somme: This was a "quiet sector." But 119,000 soldiers are buried in the cemeteries of this region. The quiet sectors tells a different kind of story. ___ DISCLAIMER: This video documents the Kilometer Zero battlefield at Pfetterhouse, Alsace, France – the southern "end" of the Western Front. These battlefields are protected historical sites under French heritage law. All artifacts remain undisturbed: Under French law, removing ANY battlefield artifacts (even a button or shell fragment) is punishable by significant fines and potential imprisonment. Please treat these sites with the respect they deserve. Walk the marked trails, observe but do not disturb, and leave these landscapes as you found them. ___ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - History of Alsace 04:40 - The Battle of Alsace 1914 06:27 - The German Front Line 12:00 - German Positions 17:44 - Infantry Bunker 20:58 - The southernmost Bunker 24:00 - The Swiss Positions 27:45 - Swiss Observation Post 29:45 - KM ZERO 34:19 - The French Side 36:23 - Railway Bridge & French positions 40:18 - The southernmost French Position 43:54 - Closing Words 46:12 - The Cost 46:54 - Outro 47:23 - Bonus ___ SOURCES & CREDITS: Thumbnail: "Treffen am Dreiländerstein bei Beurnevésin" © Swiss Federal Archives (CH-BAR # E27# 1000/721# 14095# 2096*) Edited by me (background removed). Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 CH: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... "The German Withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, March–April 1917" Public domain — original by John Warwick Brooke / Imperial War Museums. Edited by me (background removed).; Map: "Stellungskarte – Karte der 8. Landwehr-Division, Altkirch (1:25,000)" Archive reference: PH 3-KART/4905; Public domain. Edited by me (used as background). Maps: Google Earth Studio Stellungskarte, 8. Landwehr-Division, Altkirch, 1:25,000 (August 1916) - Vermessungs-Abteilung 13 (Württ.), Bundesarchiv Freiburg, PH 3-KART/4905 Map of the Western Front - Funk and Wagnalls Company / Matthews-Northrup Works, Buffalo, NY. Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Independence, Missouri File: 1870 Bacon's large scale war map, Paris to the Rhine - Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Images of Alsace Maps: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain Archival Photographs: All photographs from Europeana 1914-1918, Europe - CC BY-SA: Beide Grossvaeter im Krieg Leo Belz - Westfront (1916) Fotos und Militärpass von Karl Hutterer (1920) Hilsen fra Laust i Alsace - Laust Jensen Konvolut Georg Horling (1914) WINTZENHEIM 14-18: la Grande Guerre dans une petite ville d'Alsace (1913) FRAD076_0274: Daniel et Joseph Bazile, Jules Duclos, Honoré Levasseur (1914) FRAD071-097: Jean-Marie LAROCHE Soldats dans une tranchée Poste de secours Soldats devant une tombe August Nobel - Soldatenbild (1914) FRAD067-167: Franz Xavier Host, Alsacien engagé dans l'armée allemande Swiss Military & Fortifications; Map Images: All images: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain Alsace Images All images: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain Archival Film Footage: "Wie Frankreich das Elsaß befreit" (1917) - Bundesarchiv, Germany - Public Domain "En Artois. Le Drapeau de Chasseurs" (1915) - DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Germany - Public Domain Cinematek 14065 ARMEE-FRANCAISE - Public Domain "Vogesenwacht" (1917) - Bundesarchiv, Germany - Public Domain "Infanterie-Nahkampf" (1918) - Bundesarchiv, Germany - Public Domain Location Information: Circuit du Kilomètre Zéro - 7.5km marked trail : 47°30'28.1"N, 7°11'47.2"E Pfetterhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Free access, maintained paths, information panels in French/German/English ___ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: 🔔 Subscribe for more forgotten battlefields across Europe 👍 Like if this video meant something to you 💬 Comment: Have you visited Kilometer Zero? What other WWI sites should I explore? 🔗 Share with anyone interested in WWI history ___ © 2025 WalkingTheTrenches. All original footage filmed by me. Archival materials used under Public Domain or CC BY-SA licenses as noted. Please respect copyright and battlefield heritage laws. #ww1