WWII War Cemeteries in Normandy:
2 American
6 German
British, Canadian and all others are
to follow in the next years
After the end of WWII the
remains of the fallen soldiers were collected from temporary burial grounds all
over Europe. In Normandy and Brittany 2 American cemeteries were built. After
the remains of the Allied soldiers had been moved to the permanant cemeteries
the German war dead were put to their final rest on special German war
cemeteries. Most of these cemeteries unsed to be former American or Commonwealth
burial grounds. such as La Cambe or Orglandes.
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American Cemeteries in Normandy and Brittany |
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NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
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BRITTANY
AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
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German War Cemeteries |
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| Mont
des Huisnes 11.956 Deade from the viewing plattform at the north end of the cemetery you have a beautiful view over to Mont St. Michel, that is only about 3 minutes drive away. This cemetery is the only crypt construction of the German Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. in France. You can find the grave of General Kraiss the Commander of 35nd Infantry Divison here. You'll also find young German children and German senior citizens buried here! |
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| Marigny 11.169 Dead Starting from 1957/58 the German dead of the fights to cut the Cotentin peninsula in the south were moved to this former US burial ground. Inauguration 20.September 1961. |
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| Orglandes 10.152 Dead This cemetery is close to St.-Mère-Eglise and also served as a temporary burial ground for both sides. You find the first German General Lt Gen Falley to be killed in Normandy here. Inauguration September 20th 1961.
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 2007 M.-R. Galle at the grave of Lt. Gen. Falley  |
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Cambe 21.115 Dead The most known German cemetery in Normandy. Many young men out of my grandfathers Regiment found their final resting place here. |
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Desir de Lisieux 3.735 Dead Most of the Germans buried here died in the battles between the retreating Germans and Anglo/Canadian forces. Next to it is a Commonwealth cemetery with 598 war dead. Among them: 569 British, 16 Canadian, 6 Australien, 1 New Zeelander, 5 South Africans and 1 American soldier. |
 Quelle: Still Volksbund  |
| Champigny
St. André 19.809 Dead Most of the Germans buried here died on the retreat towards Paris. Initially an American cemetery, after the construction of the Normandy cemetery also Germans first buried at the civilian Paris Ivry cemetery were laid to their final rest here. Inauguration September 12th 1964
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 Quelle: Still Volksbund 
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Canadian War Cemetery |
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Bény-sur-Mer
Canadian War Cemetery
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British Cemeteries |
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| BAYEUX
WAR CEMETERY 4,144 Dead among them 338 unknown. Also many Germans are buried here too. |
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