List of military cemeteries in Normandy
The following military cemeteries were established in the French region of Normandy in memory for casualties of the World War II battles there:
American
- The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, located near the battle site at Omaha Beach.
- The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, located near Saint-James. Despite the name of the cemetery, it is located in Normandy, on the border with Brittany.
British
- Banneville-la-Campagne British war cemetery contains 2,175 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War with a high number of casualties from Operation Goodwood interred in the cemetery.
- Bayeux War Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 338 of them unidentified. There are also over 500 war graves of other nationalities, the majority German.
- Brouay British war cemetery contains 375 British and 2 Canadian graves with a high number of casualties from the 53rd (Welch) Division.
- Cambes-en-Plaine British war cemetery contains 223 graves of those that fell during the fighting around Caen with a high number from the British 59th Division.
- Fontenay-le-Pesnel British war cemetery contains 457 British, four Canadian and 59 German casualties of fighting in the local area.
- Hermanville British war cemetery contains 986 British, 13 Canadian, three Australian and three French graves predominantly of those that fell during the landing on Sword.
- Hottot-les-Bagues British war cemetery contains 1015 Commonwealth graves (56 unidentified).
- Jerusalem British war cemetery is the smallest in Normandy containing 47 British, one Czech and one unidentified grave.
- La Délivrande British war cemetery contains 942 Allied soldiers' graves and 180 German graves.
- Ranville War Cemetery contains 2,235 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 97 of them unidentified. There are also 330 German graves and a few burials of other nationalities. The neighbouring churchyard also contains 47 Commonwealth burials, one of which is unidentified, and one German grave.
- Ryes British war cemetery contains 652 Commonwealth burials and one Polish burial - mainly from casualties landing on Gold Beach. There are also 335 German graves. This cemetery is actually closer to Bazenville than Ryes.
- Saint-Manvieu British war cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials.
- Tilly-sur-Seulles British war cemetery contains the graves of 990 Allied and 232 German soldiers.
Canadian
German
- La Cambe German war cemetery, the largest military cemetery in Normandy with more than 21,000 German soldiers' graves, near the village of La Cambe
- Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery near Saint-André-de-l'Eure
- Marigny German war cemetery near La Chapelle-en-Juger
- Mont-de-Huisnes German war cemetery near Huisnes-sur-Mer
- Orglandes German war cemetery, World War II cemetery for the German troops
- Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux German war cemetery near Saint-Désir
Polish
- Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery is the only Polish war cemetery in France and contains the graves of 650 Polish soldiers killed during the Battle of Normandy.
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