List of war cemeteries in France

In this list are war graves and cemeteries in France listed.

Normandy region

See also: Commemoration of Operation Overlord

designation	Locality	description	photo
Bayeux War Cemetery Second World War	Bayeux 49 ° 16 ′ 24 "N, 0 ° 42 ′ 54" W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 4,647 (3,935 British, 181 Canadians, 17 Australians, 8 New Zealanders, 1 South African, 25 Poles, 3 French, 2 Czechs, 2 Italians, 7 Russians and 466 Germans) Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele each and 1 communal grave
Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery World War II	Bény-sur-Mer 49 ° 18 ′ 12 ″ N, 0 ° 27 ′ 2 ″ W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,048 (2,044 Canadians, 3 British, 1 French) Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele each and 1 communal grave
German war cemetery La Cambe Second World War	La Cambe 49 ° 20 ′ 36 "N, 1 ° 1 ′ 36" W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 21,000 Germans Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone slab each
German war cemetery Marigny Second World War	La Chapelle-en-Juger 49 ° 6 ′ 45 ″ N, 1 ° 14 ′ 10 ″ W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 11,169 Germans Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone slab each
German war cemetery Mont d'Huisnes Second World War	Huisnes-sur-Mer 48 ° 36 ′ 56 "N, 1 ° 27 ′ 11" W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 11,956 Germans Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Construction of the tomb: mausoleum
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery World War II	Dieppe 49 ° 53 '45 "N, 1 ° 4' 4" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 944 (707 Canadians, 237 British) Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele each
German war cemetery Champigny-St. André Second World War	Saint-André-de-l'Eure 48 ° 52 ′ 28 ″ N, 1 ° 16 ′ 30 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 19,831 Germans Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or a stone stele each and 1 communal grave

Grand Est region

designation	Locality	description	photo
German War Cemetery Ammerschwihr First / Second World War	Ammerschwihr 48 ° 6 ′ 10 ″ N, 7 ° 13 ′ 54 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 259/14 Germans (WW1 / WW2) Battles: Battle of Lorraine in August 1914, battles for Alsace and Lorraine in 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each
German War Cemetery Apremont First World War	Apremont 49 ° 15 ′ 25 "N, 4 ° 58 ′ 6" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,111 Germans Battles: Winter battle in Champagne February – March 1915 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each
Aubérive German Military Cemetery, First World War	Aubérive 49 ° 11 ′ 35 "N, 4 ° 22 ′ 5" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 5,361 Germans Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or stone stele each
German military cemetery Aussonce First World War	Aussonce 49 ° 21 ′ 10 ″ N, 4 ° 19 ′ 29 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,400 Germans Battles: second battle on the Aisne April – May 1917, German spring offensive March – July 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each
German war cemetery Asfeld First World War	Asfeld 50 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ N, 2 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 5,386 Germans Battles: Second Battle of the Aisne April – May 1917, German Spring Offensive March – July 1918 and Hundred Days Offensive August – November 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each and 1 communal grave
German War Cemetery Bergheim Second World War	Bergheim 48 ° 12 ′ 46 ″ N, 7 ° 21 ′ 14 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 5,308 Germans Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or a stone stele each
German War Cemetery Berru First World War	Berru 49 ° 16 ′ 8 ″ N, 4 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 17,533 Germans Battles: Winter battle in Champagne February – March 1915, autumn battle in Champagne September – November 1915 and second battle on the Aisne April – May 1917 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele and 2 communal graves
German War Cemetery Bligny First World War	Bligny 49 ° 12 '11 "N, 3 ° 51' 52" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 4,732 Germans Battles: Winter battle in Champagne February – March 1915, autumn battle in Champagne September – November 1915 and second battle on the Aisne April – May 1917 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or stone stele each and 2 communal graves
Italian War Cemetery Bligny First World War	Bligny 49 ° 11 '18 "N, 3 ° 50' 27" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 4,500 Italians Battles: Second Battle of the Marne July 1918 Structure of the grave complex : Individual graves with a stone cross and a communal grave below the centrally built temple complex for the 1,366 unknown dead
German military cemetery Breitenbach First / Second World War	Breitenbach 48 ° 1 ′ 1 ″ N, 7 ° 5 ′ 51 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 3,529 / 173 Germans (WW1 / WW2) Battles: Winter battle in Champagne February – March 1915 and autumn battle in Champagne September – November 1915 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each and 4 communal graves
Buzancy War Cemetery First World War	Buzancy 49 ° 25 ′ 5 ″ N, 4 ° 58 ′ 15 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 5,924 (5,923 Germans, 1 Austrian / Hungarian) Battles: Winter battle in Champagne February – March 1915, autumn battle in Champagne September – November 1915 and Meuse-Argonne offensive September – November 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each and 1 communal grave
German war cemetery Cernay First World War and Second World War	Cernay (Haut-Rhin) 47 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N, 7 ° 10 ′ 8 ″ E	Number of fallen soldiers and their nationality: 7,085 German war deaths in World War I and 1,479 German war deaths in World War II Battles: Hartmannswillerkopf
Guebwiller War Cemetery First World War and Second World War	Guebwiller 47 ° 54 ′ 13 ″ N, 7 ° 12 ′ 3 ″ E	Number of fallen soldiers and their nationality: 1,063 German and 443 French war deaths in World War I and 175 German war deaths in World War II Battles: Hartmannswillerkopf Construction of the grave complex: The graves of the German soldiers are located in the outer circle of the cemetery. They are marked by squat crosses made of natural stone. In the inner circle are the graves of the French soldiers. They are indicated by slim crosses.
German war cemetery Loivre First World War	Loivre 49 ° 21 ′ 59 "N, 3 ° 57 ′ 53" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 4,154 Germans Battles: first battle of the Aisne in September 1914 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele and 2 communal graves
Nécropole nationale du Silberloch - Hartmannswillerkopf First World War	Hartmannswillerkopf (Vieil Armand) 47 ° 51 ′ 33 ″ N, 7 ° 9 ′ 5 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,640 French dead and 384 unknown soldiers Battles: Hartmannswillerkopf
Thanvillé war cemetery First World War	Thanvillé 48 ° 19 ′ 29 ″ N, 7 ° 21 ′ 12 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 645 (607 Germans and 38 Austrians / Hungarians) Battle: Battle of Lorraine August 1914 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each and 1 communal grave

→ Main article : List of war cemeteries in the Lorraine region

Hauts-de-France region

designation	Locality	description	photo
French Military Cemetery Notre-Dame-de-Lorette World War I	Ablain-Saint-Nazaire 50 ° 24 ′ 4 "N, 2 ° 43 ′ 9" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 44,833 French Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or a stone stele and 8 ossuary
German war cemetery Achiet-le-Petit First World War	Achiet-le-Petit 50 ° 7 ′ 21 ″ N, 2 ° 45 ′ 25 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,314 Germans Battle: Battle of the Somme July – November 1916 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele
Annœullin War Cemetery First World War	Annœullin 50 ° 31 ′ 25 ″ N, 2 ° 56 ′ 36 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,627 (1,619 Germans, 7 Russians and 1 British) Battles: Battle of Arras April – May 1917 and Battle of Cambrai November – December 1917 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele and 3 communal graves
Armentières Military Cemetery, Cité Bonjean First World War	Armentières 50 ° 41 ′ 10 "N, 2 ° 51 ′ 48" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,632 (2,132 of the Commonwealth, approx. 500 Germans) Battle: German spring offensive March – July 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele
Faubourg d'Amiens military cemetery First / Second World War	Arras 50 ° 17 ′ 14 "N, 2 ° 45 ′ 34" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,930 (2,689 British, 153 Canadians, 60 South Africans and 28 Germans) (WW1) 8 (7 British and 1 stranger) (WW2) Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele
German military cemetery Assevent First World War	Assevent 50 ° 17 ′ 30 ″ N, 4 ° 1 ′ 6 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 399 Germans Battles: Siege of Maubeuge August – September 1914 and Meuse-Argonne Offensive September – November 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or a stone stele
Bauvin War Cemetery First World War	Bauvin 50 ° 30 ′ 59 ″ N, 2 ° 53 ′ 38 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,221 (2,211 Germans, 7 Russians, 2 Austrians / Hungarians and 1 Portuguese) Battles: Loretto Battle May – July 1915, Battle of Arras April – May 1917 and Third Battle of Flanders July – November 1917 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or a stone stele
German War Cemetery Beaucamps-Ligny First World War	Beaucamps-Ligny 50 ° 36 ′ 13 "N, 2 ° 55 ′ 7" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,628 Germans Battles: Loretto Battle May – July 1915, Autumn Battle in Champagne September – November 1915 and Autumn Battle at La Bassée and Arras September – November 1915 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele and 12 communal graves
Billy-Berclau military cemetery First World War	Billy-Berclau 50 ° 30 ′ 48 ″ N, 2 ° 51 ′ 18 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,684 (1,683 German and 1 Russian) Structure of the tomb: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele, memorial for the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 244 and the Kurhessian Jäger Battalion No. 11
Billy-Montigny German War Cemetery, First World War	Billy-Montigny 50 ° 24 ′ 58 ″ N, 2 ° 55 ′ 1 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,511 Germans Battles: Winter battle in Champagne February – March 1915, Autumn battle in Champagne September – November 1915 and Battle of Arras April – May 1917 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or a stone stele
Bouchain War Cemetery First World War	Bouchain 50 ° 17 ′ 10 ″ N, 3 ° 18 ′ 37 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 1,678 (1,676 Germans and 2 Russians) Battles: Battle of Arras April – May 1917, Battle of Cambrai November – December 1917 and German spring offensive March – July 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele
Bousbecque German War Cemetery First World War	Bousbecque 50 ° 45 ′ 59 "N, 3 ° 4 ′ 41" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,330 Germans Battles: Third Battle of Flanders July – November 1917 and German spring offensive March – July 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele
German war cemetery Cerny-en-Laonnois First World War	Cerny-en-Laonnois 49 ° 26 '30 "N, 3 ° 39' 52" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 7,526 Germans Battles: first battle of the Aisne in September 1914, winter battle in the Champagne February – March 1915, second April – May 1917 and third battle of the Aisne in May – June 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele each
Etaples British War Cemetery First / Second World War	Étaples 50 ° 32 ′ 7 ″ N, 1 ° 37 ′ 21 ″ E	Number of fallen and their nationality: 11,414 (8,819 British, 1,145 Canadians, 464 Australians, 260 New Zealanders, 68 South Africans and 658 Germans) (WW1) 119 Germans (WW2) Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele
Pheasant Wood World War I Australian War Cemetery	Fromelles 50 ° 36 ′ 28 ″ N, 2 ° 51 ′ 5 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 251 (205 Australians, 3 British, 43 unknowns) Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele
German war cemetery Neuville-St. Vaast First World War	Neuville-Saint-Vaast 50 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ N, 2 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 36,793 Germans Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele and 1 communal grave
German war cemetery Villers-au-Flos First World War	Villers-au-Flos 50 ° 4 ′ 57 "N, 2 ° 54 ′ 11" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 2,449 Germans Battles: First Battle of Flanders October – November 1914, German spring offensive March – July 1918 and Battle of Amiens in August 1918 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a metal cross or a stone stele and 1 communal grave

→ Main article : List of war cemeteries in the Picardy region

Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

designation	Locality	description	photo
German war cemetery Berneuil Second World War	Berneuil 45 ° 38 ′ 47 "N, 0 ° 36 ′ 14" W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 8,342 Germans Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone slab each
French war cemetery Rétaud Second World War	Rétaud 45 ° 40 ′ 5 ″ N, 0 ° 45 ′ 14 ″ W.	Number of dead and their nationality: 330 French Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or stone stele each

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

designation	Locality	description	photo
German war cemetery Dagneux Second World War	Dagneux 45 ° 50 ′ 8 ″ N, 5 ° 4 ′ 5 ″ E	Number of dead and their nationality: 19,847 Germans Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele each
French war cemetery la Doua First / Second World War	La Doua 45 ° 47 ′ 8 "N, 4 ° 53 ′ 11" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 6,346 Battle: Operation Overlord June – August 1944, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne railway accident in December 1917 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone cross or stone stele each and 1 communal grave
Senegalese Tata at Chasselay World War II	Chasselay 45 ° 52 ′ 56 "N, 4 ° 45 ′ 17" E	Number of dead and their nationality: 188 Senegalese Battle: Western campaign May – June 1940 Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone stele each

Collectivité Nouvelle-Calédonie

designation	Locality	description	photo
Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery World War II	Bourail 21 ° 36 ′ 4 ″ S, 165 ° 33 ′ 14 ″ E	Number of Fallen and Their Nationality: 246 Commonwealth Structure of the grave complex: individual graves with a stone slab each

See also

• List of Nécropoles nationales in France

Web links

• Find a Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (English)
• Oorlogsgravenstichting (Dutch War Cemeteries in the World) (Dutch)
• Directory of the Volksbund: war cemeteries by name

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