The following

military cemeteries A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. Definition The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to b ...

were established in the French region of

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

in memory for casualties of the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

battles there:

American

* The

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial (french: Cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer) is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American troops who died in Europe during World War II. ...

, located near the battle site at Omaha Beach. * The

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Saint-James, Normandy, France, near the northeastern edge of Brittany. It contains the remains of 4,410 of World War II American soldiers, most of whom died in the Normandy and Brittany cam ...

, located near

Saint-James Saint-James () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Argouges, Carnet, La Croix-Avranchin, Montanel, Vergoncey and Villiers-le-Pré were merged into Saint-James. ...

. Despite the name of the cemetery, it is located in Normandy, on the border with Brittany.

British

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located close to the commune of Banneville-la-Campagne, east of Caen, Normandy, France. The graveyard contains 2,175 graves of which 140 are unidentif ...

contains 2,175 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War with a high number of casualties from

Operation Goodwood Operation Goodwood was a British offensive during the Second World War, which took place between 18 and 20 July 1944 as part of the larger battle for Caen in Normandy, France. The objective of the operation was a limited attack to the south, ...

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 Brouay War Cemetery is a 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. The cemetery is adjacent to the commune's graveya ...

contains 375 British and 2 Canadian graves with a high number of casualties from the 53rd (Welsh) 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. * Fontenay-le-Pesnel 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

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. * 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 Délivrande 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 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-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located west of the village of Saint-Charles-de-Percy, some south-west of Caen in Normandy. The cemetery contains 703 identified Commonwealth ...

is the southernmost cemetery in Normandy and contains 703 burials. * Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux War Cemetery contains 594 burials and is adjacent to the German cemetery of the same name. * Saint-Manvieu War Cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials. *

Secqueville-en-Bessin War Cemetery Secqueville-en-Bessin (, literally ''Secqueville in Bessin'') is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily locate ...

contains 114 fallen soldiers, the majority from the advance on Caen in July 1944. * Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery contains the graves of 990 Allied and 232 German soldiers. * Tourgeville War Cemetery contains 13 Second World War graves.

Canadian

Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery (french: Cimetière militaire canadien de Bény-sur-Mer) is a cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. It is locat ...

Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery is a war cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the later stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. It is located close to the village of Cintheaux and name ...

French

* Les Gateys National Cemetery contains 19 graves of soldiers belonging to the

French 2nd Armoured Division The French 2nd Armored Division (french: link=no, 2e Division Blindée, 2e DB), commanded by General Philippe Leclerc, fought during the final phases of World War II in the Western Front for the liberation of France. The division was formed arou ...

German

La Cambe German war cemetery La Cambe is a Second World War German military war grave cemetery, located close to the American landing beach of Omaha, and north west of Bayeux in Normandy, France. It is the largest German war cemetery in Normandy and contains the remains of ...

, 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 La Chapelle-en-Juger () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèrev ...

contains over 11,000 graves, the majority killed during

Operation Cobra Operation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the United States First Army under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy campaign of World War II. The intention was to take adv ...

, the American advance in the summer of 1944 *

Mont-de-Huisnes German war cemetery Mont-de-Huisnes German war cemetery is a military war grave mausoleum, located 1 km north of Huisnes-sur-Mer and a few kilometres southwest of Avranches, France. It presently contains in nearly 12,000 burials of Germany, German military perso ...

near Huisnes-sur-Mer is the only German crypt construction in France and contains nearly 12,000 burials of German military personnel plus some women and children * Orglandes German war cemetery contains over 10,000 burials mainly of soldiers killed on the Cotentin peninsular * Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux German war cemetery near Saint-Désir has 3,735 German burials in the main killed during the last days of the Battle of Normandy and inside the Falaise Pocket in August 1944 German graves may also be found within these

Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...

cemeteries:

Bayeux Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...

Fontenay-le-Pesnel Fontenay-le-Pesnel () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados departm ...

, La Délivrande,

Ryes Ryes () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions ...

, Saint-Manvieu and

Tilly-sur-Seulles Tilly-sur-Seulles (, literally ''Tilly on Seulles'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population Events Each year, the international motocross takes place. See also *Communes of the Cal ...

Polish

Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery (sometimes written as Urville-Langannerie) is the only Polish World War II, Second World War cemetery in France. It is located 17 km south of Caen, Normandy, and contains 696 Polish war graves. It is one ...

is the only Polish war cemetery in France and contains the graves of 650 Polish soldiers killed during the

Battle of Normandy Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Norm ...

Russian

* Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Russian War Graves has four Russian PoWs who escaped from a labour camp and joined the

French resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

. They were executed by the

Gestapo The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organi ...

on 12 May 1944 in Aulnays.

External links

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Find a cemetery
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