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 Britanny.

British

• Banneville-la-Campagne 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 War Cemetery contains 375 British and 2 Canadian graves with a high number of casualties from the 53rd (Welch) Division.
• Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery contains 223 graves of those that fell during the fighting around Caen with a high number from the British 59th Division.
• Fonentay le Pesnil War Cemetery contains 457 British, four Canadian and 59 German casualties of fighting in the local area.
• Hermanville War Cemetery contains 986 British, 13 Canadian, three Australian and three French graves predominantly of those that fell during the landing on Sword Beach.
• Hottot Les Bagues War Cemetery contains 1015 Commonwealth graves (56 unidentified).
• Jerusalem War Cemetery is the smallest in Normandy containing 47 British, one Czech and one unidentified grave.
• La Delivrande 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.
• St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux The cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials.
• Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery contains the graves of 990 Allied and 232 German soldiers.

Canadian

• Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
• Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery

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

• Langannerie-Urville Polish War Cemetery contains the graves of 650 Polish soldiers killed during the Battle of Normandy.

External links

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Find a cemetery