Saint-Manvieu British war cemetery

Saint-Manvieu British war cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1944
Established 1944
Location 49°10′42″N 0°30′51″W / 49.1782°N 0.5143°W / 49.1782; -0.5143Coordinates: 49°10′42″N 0°30′51″W / 49.1782°N 0.5143°W / 49.1782; -0.5143
near Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, Calvados, France
Designed by Philip D. Hepworth
Total burials 2,182
Burials by nation

United Kingdom: 1,627

Germany: 555
Burials by war
Statistics source:

Saint-Manvieu British war cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located 10 km west of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery's designation often uses the nearby commune of Cheux but the graveyard is actually closer to the commune of Saint-Manvieu-Norrey. The graveyard contains 1,627 British war graves and 555 German war graves. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1]

History

A large proportion of the soldiers buried here are from the battles that took place between Tilly-sur-Seulles and Caen from mid-June to late-July 1944. Key engagements at this time were Operations Epsom and Jupiter. The cemetery received its first interments in mid-June of 1944.

Location

The cemetery is 10 km west of Caen, on the D.9 (Rue de la Guinguette).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux". 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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