German war cemetery Dagneux

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German war cemetery Dagneux

German war cemetery in Dagneux (Cimetière militaire allemand de Dagneux)

Country: France
Region: Ain
Place: Dagneux
Inauguration: 1963, originally laid out in 1952

The German war cemetery Dagneux is a German military cemetery . It is located in Dagneux , in the Ain department , in France about 16 kilometers east of Lyon .

Emergence

The cemetery was opened in 1952 by the French authorities. 1,486 dead and prisoners of war from civil cemeteries in Lyon , Aix-les-Bains , Thonon-les-Bains , Bourg-en-Bresse and Béligneux were reburied here. The facility was expanded in 1958 and given 5.4 hectares into German care. Subsequently, additional beds were made from the Ain , Allier , Alpes-Maritimes , Ardèche , Ariège , Aude , Aveyron , Basses-Alpes , Bouches-du-Rhône , Cher , Drôme , Gard , Hautes-Alpes , Haute-Garonne , Haute-Loire , Haute-Savoie , Hérault , Isère , Loire , Lozère , Puy-de-Dôme , Pyrénées-Orientales , Rhône , Savoie , Tarn , Var and Vaucluse . The official inauguration was not until 1963. On July 28th, the 50th anniversary of the inauguration was celebrated.

retreat

Most of the German soldiers of World War II buried in the cemetery were killed in retreat skirmishes in southern France as a result of Operation Dragoon , the landing of the Western Allies in Provence with code name: Anvil Dragoon . Some of those buried in Dagneux died at the Bataille de Meximieux in neighboring Meximieux . The retreat led to the western Alps and via Dijon to Alsace.

layout

Grave of two unknown soldiers in the Dagneux cemetery.

19,847 German soldiers are buried in the cemetery, 814 of them in the ossuary (memorial). Of these 814 soldiers, 355 are not identified. The names of the 481 well-known German soldiers who are buried in the hall have been engraved on the floor of the building. There is also a bronze sculpture by Nikolaus Röslmeir in the hall .

The reburial of the bones of the German soldiers was completed in 1961, and the cemetery was officially inaugurated on October 26, 1963.

Events

Two important events take place during the year:

  • In July , the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (in French: service pour l'entretien des sépultures militaires allemandes) organized a work camp for young people.
  • A memorial service will be held in November.

German-French friendship

Sign in Montluel to the war cemetery

On July 28, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the inauguration was celebrated. Over the years, the exchange of ideas between the community of Dagneux, the Franco-German youth and the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge has grown.

See also

Web links

Commons : German War Cemetery Dagneux  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c German war cemetery Dagneux Volksbund deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. (Service d'entretien des sépultures militaires allemandes)
  2. ↑ a b c d Laurence Raverot: Dagneux - Messe télévisée en direct du cimetière allemand. In: voixdelain.fr. Voix de l'Ain , July 9, 2009, accessed April 14, 2011 .
  3. ↑ a b c Brochure Dagneux . (PDF) Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. May 2007, (German / English / French) accessed on May 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b Le cimetière allemand a 50 ans . In: Journal de la Côtière . 901 (August 1 to 21, 2013), 2013, p. 15 .
  5. ↑ Sandra Méallier: Dagneux (01): journée de commémoration au Cimetière militaire anglais. France 3 Rhône-Alpes , July 28, 2013, accessed November 9, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Fête de mémoire −50 ans cimetière militaire allemand de Dagneux  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.elysee50.de  
  7. ↑ volksbund.de: Dagneux cemetery information
  8. ^ Sculpture by Nikolaus Röslmeir in Dagneux on Wikimedia Commons
  9. ↑ Quand un cimetière militaire devient signe de paix et d'amitié. In: le site du Consulat Général de la République fédérale d'Allemagne de Lyon. Retrieved April 14, 2011 .
  10. ↑ Fête de mémoire −50 ans cimetière militaire allemand de Dagneux  ( 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. (French)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.elysee50.de  

Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 12.1 ″  N , 5 ° 4 ′ 7 ″  E