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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.

Battle of the Bulge – German War Cemetery Recogne Bastogne, Belgium

The Battle of the Bulge claimed many lives on both sides. In this last stage of the war …

Posted January 4, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Russian Cemetery Stalag Luft III – Zagan, Poland

Right across the road from the Memorial of "The Fifty", lies a military cemetery of Russian origin. Its …

Posted June 28, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Memorial and Commonwealth War Graves – Glencoe, Scotland

Commonwealth War Graves Glencoe Near the town of Glencoe is a cemetery with Commonwealth War Graves. The cemetery …

Posted May 16, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Paula Hitler, Adolf Hitler’s sister in Berchtesgaden Germany

Paula Hitler was born on 21st of January 1896 in the town of Hafeld in Austria and was …

Posted December 18, 2015 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth War Graves: Canadian War Cemetery Adegem, Belgium

The majority of the 1100 soldiers buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem Belgium are Canadian, but …

Posted November 26, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

A memorial stone inscription commemorating the 2000 victims of the Peenemünde and Karlshagen air raids in Peenemünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

War Cemetery Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

This cemetery is the final resting place of 2000 victims of World War Two who died in the …

Posted October 24, 2015 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 626 Squadron - Theillay, France

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 626 Squadron Lancaster ND952 – Theillay, France

Lancaster ND952 of RAF 626 Squadron was shot down during an air raid on railway yards near Vierzon, …

Posted July 21, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 90 Sqdn – General Cemetery Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands

On the general cemetery at the village of Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands lie the Commonwealth War Graves of …

Posted July 14, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Inspection Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Jackson Mississippi - USA

Section 41 of Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Jackson Mississippi – USA

During World War 2 there was a peaceful invasion of Jackson, Mississippi, for two years by nearly a …

Posted March 2, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery

Canadian War Cemetery Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Normandy – France

Most of the fallen soldiers on this field of honour fell during later stages of the Battle for …

Posted August 17, 2014 (updated July 30, 2026) by Patrick

Cemetery of the Polish 1st Armoured Division

The only Polish War Cemetery in France, near Grainville–Langannerie & Urville

The only Polish cemetery in France lies on the crossroad from Grainville–Langannerie to Urville, kilometres south of Caen. …

Posted July 25, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth Cemetery Arnhem , Operation Market Garden in Oosterbeek – The Netherlands

In Arnhem, close to the Hartenstein Airborne Museum, is a Commonwealth Cemetery with fallen soldiers from operation Market …

Posted July 7, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Lancaster Mk.1 W4960 in the Battle for the Ruhr – Sluipwijk, the Netherlands

From the Royal Air Force Station Binbrook in 1943, near Brokenby in England, exactly 13 minutes before 10 …

Posted January 9, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Gate Ambleny Cimetière National du Bois Robert

A World War One French Military Cemetery near Ambleny – France

On our way from Wolfsschlucht 2 towards the French town Compiègne we drove past a French World War …

Posted January 8, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

German Cemetery at Fort La Malmaison on Chemin des Dames – France

Fort Malmaison lies near the western end of Chemin des Dames on a former frontline of World War …

Posted January 8, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

German War Cemetery La Cambe – Normandy, France

At this cemetery in Normandy are the graves of twenty-thousand German soldiers of whom many fell during the …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Ereveld Loenen – Dutch War Cemetery, Loenen, the Netherlands

Just after the war in 1947, the Dutch government decided that all Dutch victims fallen abroad should be …

Posted February 18, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Russian War Cemetery Amersfoort – Leusden, The Netherlands

At the cemtery in Amersfoort is a special field of honor, it's dedicated to Russian victims of the …

Posted June 29, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick