Orglandes

Orglandes
region	Normandy
Department	Some
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Bricquebec
Community association	Cotentine
Coordinates	49 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 27 ′ W Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 27 ′ W
height	5-38 m
surface	9.26 km 2
Residents	371 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	50390
INSEE code	50387
	; Notre-Dame d'Orglandes church

Orglandes is a commune , in the department of Manche , in the region of Normandy is.

Toponymy

The origin is uncertain. The pre-Latin root Anda has something to do with water.

The municipality is located south of Valognes on the Cotentin peninsula . The neighboring communities are:

On June 16, 1944, Orglandes was liberated by the US 99th Infantry Division and 99th Infantry Division , who moved on to Cherbourg .

Orglandes War Cemetery , a German military cemetery on the Cotentin Peninsula, where 10,152 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy were buried . To the east of Orglandes are Sainte-Mère-Église and Utah Beach . The military cemetery was established by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge ( Service pour l'entretien des sépultures militaires allemandes ) and inaugurated on September 20, 1961. The name, date of birth and date of death are indicated on each grave. The crosses are inscribed on both sides. Four to six soldiers are each buried under a cross. First fallen American soldiers were buried at the site, but later they were reburied in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in Bessin . So far, 7,758 German soldiers have been buried in the cemetery. Other soldiers who had died in other isolated places were also buried here. The German general Wilhelm Falley was also buried here. The cemetery is simple, with its lawn and some trees. The property of the cemetery is French, but organizations such as the war graves service from Germany take care of the German military cemetery in Orglandes.
Notre-Dame d'Orglandes church

Romanesque remains have been preserved (included in the list of Monument historique )