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La Cambe German War Cemetery, La Cambe
La Cambe›Calvados›Normandy›Northern France›France
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1h 15min
1h 15min
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Remembrance in La Cambe
2 attractions · 2h 8min · transit route
La Cambe German War CemeteryChurch of Our Lady of La Cambe
Estimated cost: €2.16 for 1 person
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About La Cambe German War Cemetery
La Cambe German War Cemetery is the largest German military cemetery in Normandy, where 21,222 soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in 1944 are buried. The site was established on June 10, 1944 as a battlefield cemetery and redesigned in the mid-1950s by architect Robert Tischler. A 6-meter high central burial mound topped with a massive basalt cross contains 296 soldiers, flanked by two poignant sculptures of grieving parents.
La Cambe German War Cemetery — Planning Your Visit
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Open daily08:00 - 19:00
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The cemetery originally contained both American and German dead in adjacent fields. After the war, American remains were transferred to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, while the German section was expanded to receive over 12,000 additional soldiers from 1,400 burial sites across three French departments.
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