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World War II cemeteries are solemn places of remembrance dedicated to the millions of soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the conflict. Located across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, these cemeteries mark battlefields, prisoner-of-war camps, and areas of intense fighting, reflecting the global scale of the war.

German War Cemetery Sandweiler – Sandweiler, Luxembourg

The Sandweiler war cemetery was the first cemetery that the German War Graves Commission (Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätten) established abroad …

Posted April 8, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim inscription Salzburg

The Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim – The Last Field Marshal – Kommunalfriedhof Salzburg, Austria

Robert Ritter von Greim was a WW1 German flying ace and a Luftwaffe Field Marshal in WW2.He is …

Posted January 11, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal

Adolf Hitler awards Hanna Reitsch the Iron Cross 2nd Class

The Grave of German Aviatrix Hanna Reitsch, a Star of Nazi Propaganda – Kommunalfriedhof Salzburg, Austria

Hanna Reitsch (∗1912 – †1979) was a German aviatrix and test-pilot for the Luftwaffe between 1937 and 1945. Due …

Posted January 10, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal

Municipal Cemetery of Salzburg, Austria

At the Kommunalfriedhof Salzburg many victims of WW2, wether they are Axis, Allied or civilian, find their final …

Posted January 10, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Pascal

St. Helier War Cemetery – Commonwealth War Graves, Jersey United Kingdom

In Howards Davis Park near St Luke’s Church you find a Commonwealth War Cemetery. At this cemetery lie …

Posted December 28, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Soldatenfriedhof Böddeken – German Military Cemetery – Büren, Germany

The Böddeken Military Cemetery is a military cemetery in the East Westphalian town of Büren in North Rhine-Westphalia. …

Posted December 15, 2023 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Memorial Plaques for Fallen Soldiers of WWII at the Cemetery of Meyronnes – Val-d’Oronaye, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

These memorial plaques commemorate five fallen French Soldiers and Resistance Members of World War Two at the Communal …

Posted August 28, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

The Foreign Cemetery and Jewish Cemetery – Hauptfriedhof Dortmund, Germany

A small part of the main cemetery in Dortmund is for the Jewish and foreign forced labourers. It …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Hauptfriedhof Dortmund – Main Cemetery Dortmund, Germany

The German city of Dortmund holds 11710 victims of war spread over 44 cemeteries. The main cemetery, the …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

War Cemetery Bendingbostel – Bendingbostel, Germany

On the cemetery Hohenaverbergen in Kirchlinteln Germany are tombstones for 48 German soldiers. Mostly young German marines, 40 …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Sennefriedhof War Cemetery – Bielefeld, Germany

The Sennefriedhof in Bielefeld Germany is a large cemetery. You can use your car to drive you to …

Posted July 29, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Cemetery Wehnsen – Visselhövede, Germany

We stumbled upon a small village cemetery where they remember some fallen of the Second World War. The …

Posted July 26, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth Cemetery – Becklingen War Cemetery – Niedersachsen, Germany

The Commonwealth cemetery at Becklingen in Germany lies on the Lüneburger Heide, close to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp. …

Posted July 26, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

The Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, Germany

Karl Dönitz was born in 16 September 1891 in the German town of Grünau. When he was 19 …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Friedhof Wörgl, Waldfriedhof – Wörgl Cemetery, Tyrol – Austria

The Cemetery in Wörgl, Friedhof Wörgl -Waldfriedhof, in Austria has some graves of World War Two. There is …

Posted April 12, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Russian WW2 Cemetery – Kaprun, Austria

In this mass grave near the Castle of Kaprun rest the remains of Russian Forced Laborers who were …

Posted April 4, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Commonwealth War Cemetery Bergen op Zoom Netherlands

Commonwealth War Cemetery – Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

This Commonwealth War Cemetery has 1,284 fallen sailors, soldiers and airmen of WW2 and 21 war graves of …

Posted March 28, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

The Grave of Dutch Resistance member Nicolaas Erkens – Robermont Cemetery, Liege, Belgium

The grave of Dutch resistance member Nicolaas Erkens, a Bronze Lion medal recipient (Dutch: Bronzen Leeuw), who was …

Posted March 6, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal