Brouay British war cemetery

Brouay British war cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Brouay British war cemetery adjacent to Brouay Church
Used for those deceased 1944
Established 1944
Location 49°12′53″N 0°33′43″W / 49.2148°N 0.5619°W / 49.2148; -0.5619Coordinates: 49°12′53″N 0°33′43″W / 49.2148°N 0.5619°W / 49.2148; -0.5619
near Brouay, Calvados, France
Designed by Philip D. Hepworth
Total burials 370
Unknown burials 7
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source:

Brouay British war cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located between Caen and Bayeux, Normandy. The cemetery contains 377 graves, of which 7 are unidentified.[1] The cemetery is adjacent to the commune's graveyard.

History

During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, a key target was the taking of Caen. The majority of those interred in the cemetery were killed in heavy fighting in late June and July 1944 as the Allies encircled Caen (Operation Epsom, Operation Jupiter and Operation Spring).

Location

The cemetery is midway between Bayeux and Caen, in the Calvados depaartment, on the Route d'Audrieu (D.94). It is located 3.25 kilometres southeast of Bayeux. Access is via some steps at the eastern corner of Brouay Church.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cemetery". www.cwgc.org.

Further reading

  • Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). "A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy". Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-555-3
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