West Germany trip Part 5 - Warburg

After Wilhelmsthal, we headed on a short journey to spend the afternoon in Warburg. The weather was very warm, so we stopped in the town to get some lunch and view the buildings. Warburg is walled with many interesting features and well worth a stop. The battlefield lies about two miles beyond the town.

                                 The walled town of Warburg and attractive gate. (This is a must build for the wargames table for me)

 Two pictures, taken  from the cafe where we lunched, give a good impression of how the old town must have looked.

                           Views show the line of allied advance with Menne in the background

              The Ossendorf tower in the background. The repositioned French line and much of the action would have been in the ploughed field.

                                Close ups of the information board next to the small memorial

 The Ossendorf tower. This can be reached by a short walk up the hill. The walk gives a fantastic view of the whole battlefield below.

                     Ossendorf village below, to the right was the left of the French line. The allies outflanked the French by marching via Ossendorf, and climbing the hill beyond.

 The hill in the middle marks the left of the French line, which then turned to the left in response to the allies. The French were positioned on a long rise, which stretched to Warburg which is further to the right of the picture.

                                                The Desenberg, Warburg to the right

                  The memorial which is situated on the path to the Ossendorf tower.
Warburg was my favourite battlefield to date. An interesting town, glorious weather and a battlefield which is still completely preserved and where every aspect of it can be seen from the Ossendorf hill.
A great day all in all.