St. Desir-de-Lisieux War Cemetery

St. Desir-de-Lisieux, France

The British grave service buried 3697 German casualties on this tarrein in St. Desir-de-Lisieux and made it a German War Cemetery (Kriegsgräberstätte). It is known as one of the cemeteries where Germen casualties who were found nowadays can be buried.

References:

Traces of War

Address

Chemin de Lisieux, St. Desir-de-Lisieux, France

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Details

Founded: 1944
Category: Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in France

More Information

en.tracesofwar.com
www.war44.com

Rating

5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

A Sarti (15 months ago)

Florence Paccini (22 months ago)
Near Lisieux, German military cemetery in which lie 3,735 soldiers killed in action during the Battle of Normandy. Right next to it is a small British cemetery. The two are connected by a driveway.

Giuseppe Solidoro (3 years ago)
Nos

Alan Batty (4 years ago)
This unique Cemetery has an unusual feature there! a path that joins a British And German Cemetery together called. The Peace Path. The British ww2 graves consist mostly of Scottish Regiments casualties. The German Cemetery has marked graves giving ages of soldiers some as young as 15! As usual the site is a poignant reminder of ordinary human beings, fighting and paying the fatal price for their country.

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