Sage War Cemetery
The Sage War Cemetery is a military cemetery , by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) after World War II was built and is maintained. The village of Sage belongs to the community of Großenkneten in the district of Oldenburg . The cemetery is in the Wildeshauser Geest .
history
The village of Sage is located in an area that was the main battle line of the Allies during World War II . This ran from Groningen via Delmenhorst - Verden (Aller) to the - Lüneburg Heath .
Occupancy
Mostly members of the Allied Air Force who had lost their lives during the fighting in northwest Germany, on the North Frisian Islands and in Northern Europe were buried in the Sage War Cemetery .
970 people were buried in Sage. From the UK originate them 745 from Canada 125 from New Zealand 35, from Australia 34 and in Poland 22 In 157 tombs are not identified buried persons, of whom one assumes that it was soldiers from a country of the British Commonwealth is.
Development
The entire cemetery complex shows the appearance of the building regulations established by the CWGC. (see also main article: Commonwealth War Graves Commission )
Line of sight
Accordingly, the line of sight , viewed from the entrance, forms first the high sacrificial cross ("Cross of Sacrifice") with the crusader sword , behind it the altar ("Stone of Remembrance") with the inscription "Their Liveth For Evermore" and the background is through a Hall of honor completed with colonnade.
entrance
On both sides of the input are built small buildings, in which the dead register and condolence ausliegt, the enclosure is held flat, so that a further insight on the cemetery site is enabled.
Tombstones
The gravestones made of white sand-lime stone are laid out at ground level and each is surrounded by a small bed - some of which are planted with a rose bush. In the gravestone, arranged from top to bottom, the unity emblem , the name with rank , religious affiliation (if known) and a farewell verse (if desired) of the relatives are engraved.
flora
The plantings are characterized by a lawn , there are no connecting paths, some low bushes serve as demarcations, and as a tribute to the burial place, smaller groups of birch trees (characteristic of the heather) have been placed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludger Bäumer: www.weltkriegsopfer.de - The online memorial book: Sage War Cemetery ( 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.
Coordinates: 52 ° 56 ′ 12.7 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 30.5 ″ E