German war cemetery Champigny-Saint-André
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 German war cemetery Champigny-Saint-André ( Cimetière militaire allemand de Champigny-Saint-André ) |
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| Country: | France |
| Region: | Normandy |
| Place: | Saint-André-de-l'Eure |
| Inauguration: | September 12, 1964, originally laid out in 1944 |
The German war cemetery Champigny-Saint-André (French: Cimetière militaire allemand de Champigny-Saint-André ) is located in the Normandy region near the municipality of Saint-André-de-l'Eure, 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Évreux and 100 kilometers west of Paris in France . 19,831 German soldiers who died in World War II rest there.
First American / German war cemetery
After the Allied troops landed in Normandy and the advance on Paris and the Seine, this cemetery was laid out in 1944 by the American burial service for the fallen American and German soldiers. The American soldiers who died were transferred to the American war cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer , east of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer , in the first post-war years .
Additional bed from individual graves
German casualties from field graves and from the Paris civil cemetery in Ivry were transferred here by the French authorities.
Relocations from departments
In the spring of 1959, the reburial service of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge transferred German soldiers who had been buried in the Eure , Orne , Seine-Maritime , Eure-et-Loir and Seine-et-Oise departments . The cemetery was inaugurated on September 12, 1964. The cemetery of Saint-André-de-l'Eure was renamed Champigny-Saint-André.
Location and layout
From Saint-André-de-l'Eure , the D 53 leads towards Nonancourt in the area of the cemetery. Shortly after Ferrière the cemetery is on the left. The cemetery is bordered by a wall planted with bushes or in the west and partly in the east by a wall. A high steel cross is the symbol of the cemetery and can be seen from afar. In the left entrance building there are books with the names of the dead. The graves are arranged in 17 blocks. The grave crosses are made of light shell limestone and show the grave sites of the dead soldiers with two names each on the front and back.
Memorials in Normandy
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Internet site of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge for Champigny-St. André
- ↑ History of the German war cemetery Champigny-Saint-André at weltkriegsopfer.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Website of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge for Champigny-Saint-André
- German war cemetery Champigny-Saint-André at weltkriegsopfer.de
- German war cemetery Champigny-Saint-André at tracesofwar.com (Engl.)
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 34.1 " N , 1 ° 16 ′ 33.6" E